(A)So all nations shall serve him and his son and his son’s son, (B)until the time of his land comes; (C)and then many nations and great kings shall make him serve them. And it shall be, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and which will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation I will punish,’ says the Lord, ‘with the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. Therefore do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your [a]dreamers, your soothsayers, or your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, “You shall not serve the king of Babylon.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 27:9 Lit. dreams

All nations will serve(A) him and his son and his grandson until the time(B) for his land comes; then many nations and great kings will subjugate(C) him.

“‘“If, however, any nation or kingdom will not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon or bow its neck under his yoke, I will punish(D) that nation with the sword,(E) famine(F) and plague,(G) declares the Lord, until I destroy it by his hand. So do not listen to your prophets,(H) your diviners,(I) your interpreters of dreams,(J) your mediums(K) or your sorcerers(L) who tell you, ‘You will not serve(M) the king of Babylon.’

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