Jeremiah 27:4 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And tell them to say to their kings, 'This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says; This is what you should tell your kings:'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is instructing messengers to deliver God's message to foreign rulers through their ambassadors.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, when Jeremiah was instructed to make yokes and send them to neighboring kings as a symbol of coming Babylonian domination. The 'masters' refers to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon, whose envoys had come to Jerusalem possibly to discuss forming an alliance against Babylon.

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