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Jeremiah 27:11 Explained in Context
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Verse 11. 11But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
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Quick Meaning
The narrated sign act and its explanation turns or qualifies the movement with “But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him…” at Jeremiah 27:11 inside “Yokes Send a Submission Message to Regional Kings.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 27:1–11
Read Jeremiah 27:11 with 27:1–11. By itself, “But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Jeremiah makes bonds and yokes for envoys, portraying Babylonian domination as temporarily permitted and warning against rival divination.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Yokes Send a Submission Message to Regional Kings” through its own speaker, addressee, date, oracle, sign, lament, or historical scene. Its non-interchangeable movement is: Jeremiah makes bonds and yokes for envoys, portraying Babylonian domination as temporarily permitted and warning against rival divination. This verse's placement is specific: The narrated sign act and its explanation turns or qualifies the movement with “But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him…” at Jeremiah 27:11 inside “Yokes Send a Submission Message to Regional Kings.”
What Remains True
Material signs can disclose danger and hope, but bodies and property remain protected from coercive imitation. In Jeremiah 27:11, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The narrated sign act and its explanation turns or qualifies the movement with “But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him…” at Jeremiah 27:11 inside “Yokes Send a Submission Message to Regional Kings.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Explain the stated ancient referent and choose safe, truthful contemporary communication rather than reenactment. This response follows Jeremiah 27:1–11's specific concern, “Yokes Send a Submission Message to Regional Kings.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The narrated sign act and its explanation turns or qualifies the movement with “But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him…” at Jeremiah 27:11 inside “Yokes Send a Submission Message to Regional Kings.”
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Jeremiah 27:1–11, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
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