Now I (A)have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, (B)My servant, and I have given him also the (C)wild animals of the field to serve him. (D)All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson (E)until the time of his own land comes; then (F)many nations and great kings will [a]make him their servant.

“It will be, that the nation or the kingdom which (G)will not serve him, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and which will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the (H)sword, with famine and with pestilence,” declares the Lord, “until I have destroyed [b]it by his hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 27:7 Or enslave him
  2. Jeremiah 27:8 Lit them

Now I will give all your countries into the hands of my servant(A) Nebuchadnezzar(B) king of Babylon; I will make even the wild animals subject to him.(C) All nations will serve(D) him and his son and his grandson until the time(E) for his land comes; then many nations and great kings will subjugate(F) him.

“‘“If, however, any nation or kingdom will not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon or bow its neck under his yoke, I will punish(G) that nation with the sword,(H) famine(I) and plague,(J) declares the Lord, until I destroy it by his hand.

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