Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

thus says the Lord to me—“Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,

King James Version

Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,

Holman Bible

“This is what the Lord said to me: Make chains and yoke bars for yourself and put them on your neck.

International Standard Version

this is what the LORD says to me: "Make restraints and yokes for yourself and put them on your neck.

A Conservative Version

Thus says LORD to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck.

American Standard Version

Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;

Amplified

Thus says the Lord to me, “Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,

Bible in Basic English

This is what the Lord has said to me: Make for yourself bands and yokes and put them on your neck;

Darby Translation

Thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck;

Julia Smith Translation

Thus said Jehovah to me: Make to thee bonds and rods and give them upon thy neck,

King James 2000

Thus says the LORD to me; Make yourself bonds and yokes, and put them upon your neck,

Lexham Expanded Bible

thus said Yahweh to me--"Make for yourself fetters and yokes and put them on your neck,

Modern King James verseion

So says Jehovah to me, Make bonds and yokes for yourself, and put them on your neck.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Make thee bonds and chains, and put them about thy neck,

NET Bible

The Lord told me, "Make a yoke out of leather straps and wooden crossbars and put it on your neck.

New Heart English Bible

"Thus says the LORD to me: Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck;

The Emphasized Bible

Thus, said Yahweh unto me, Make thee, bonds and bars, and put them upon thine own neck.

Webster

Thus saith the LORD to me; Make for thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,

World English Bible

Thus says Yahweh to me: Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck;

Youngs Literal Translation

'Thus said Jehovah unto me, Make to thee bands and yokes,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Lord

Usage: 0

מסרה מוסרה מוסר 
Mowcer 
Usage: 11

and yokes
מוטה 
Mowtah 
Usage: 12

and put
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

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Context Readings

Jeremiah Uses Fetters And Yokes To Illustrate His Message Of Submission

1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying— 2 thus says the Lord to me—“Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck, 3 and send word to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the sons of Ammon, to the king of Tyre and to the king of Sidon by the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:30-31

Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.

Isaiah 20:2-4

at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go and loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take your shoes off your feet.” And he did so, going naked and barefoot.

Jeremiah 13:1-11

Thus the Lord said to me, “Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.”

Jeremiah 18:2-10

“Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will announce My words to you.”

Jeremiah 19:1-11

Thus says the Lord, “Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests.

Jeremiah 27:12

I spoke words like all these to Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live!

Jeremiah 28:10-14

Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

Ezekiel 4:1-5

“Now you son of man, get yourself a brick, place it before you and inscribe a city on it, Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 12:1-28

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 24:3-12

Speak a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Put on the pot, put it on and also pour water in it;

Amos 7:1

Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, He was forming a locust-swarm when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing.

Amos 7:4

Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, the Lord God was calling to contend with them by fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the farm land.

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