Jeremiah 27:1-22, NIV
Jeremiah 27:4-9
[4]The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, told me to command them to tell their kings that the Lord had said:
[5]“By my great power and strength I created the world, the human race, and all the animals that live on the earth; and I give it to anyone I choose.
[6]I am the one who has placed all these nations under the power of my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia, and I have made even the wild animals serve him.
[7]All nations will serve him, and they will serve his son and his grandson until the time comes for his own nation to fall. Then his nation will serve powerful nations and great kings.
[8]“But if any nation or kingdom will not submit to his rule, then I will punish that nation by war, starvation, and disease until I have let Nebuchadnezzar destroy it completely.
[9]Do not listen to your prophets or to anyone who claims he can predict the future, either by dreams or by calling up the spirits of the dead or by magic. They all tell you not to submit to the king of Babylonia.
Jeremiah 27:4-9,14-17
[4]The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, told me to command them to tell their kings that the Lord had said:
[5]“By my great power and strength I created the world, the human race, and all the animals that live on the earth; and I give it to anyone I choose.
[6]I am the one who has placed all these nations under the power of my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia, and I have made even the wild animals serve him.
[7]All nations will serve him, and they will serve his son and his grandson until the time comes for his own nation to fall. Then his nation will serve powerful nations and great kings.
[8]“But if any nation or kingdom will not submit to his rule, then I will punish that nation by war, starvation, and disease until I have let Nebuchadnezzar destroy it completely.
[9]Do not listen to your prophets or to anyone who claims he can predict the future, either by dreams or by calling up the spirits of the dead or by magic. They all tell you not to submit to the king of Babylonia.
[14]Do not listen to the prophets who tell you not to surrender to him. They are deceiving you.
[15]The Lord himself has said that he did not send them and that they are lying to you in his name. And so he will drive you out, and you will be killed, you and the prophets who are telling you these lies.”
[16]Then I told the priests and the people that the Lord had said: “Do not listen to the prophets who say that the temple treasures will soon be brought back from Babylonia. They are lying to you.
[17]Don’t listen to them! Submit to the king of Babylonia and you will live! Why should this city become a pile of ruins?
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God condoned it to punish Judah; false prophets told the people lies-,not to listen to them; God handover over Judah the ling, nobles, people and the articles in the house of the LORD to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and these people were to serve this king. Lesson: God can give to anyone he chooses and punishes in anyway he chooses; reflects his sovereignty. He is in control of everything. His arsenal: sword, famine, plague.
Interesting here God called King Nebuchadnezzar his servant and asked the people not to listen yo false prophesies. He commanded the people of Judah to serve King Nebuchadnezzar if they want to live vs 16.