The Bible — notes and cross-references in Jeremiah | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 27

27:1^1a Zedekiah

Jer. 28:1

Many MSS read, Jehoiakim.
27:2^a yoke

Jer. 28:10-12
27:5^a earth

Jer. 51:15; Psa. 115:15; 146:6; Isa. 45:12
27:5^b whomever

Psa. 115:16; Dan. 4:17, 25, 32
27:6^a Nebuchadnezzar

Jer. 28:14; Dan. 2:37-38; Ezek. 29:18-19
27:7^a time

2 Chron. 36:20; Jer. 25:12; 50:27; Dan. 5:26-28
27:9¹ diviners

The diviners, the soothsayers, and the sorcerers practiced witchcraft, having regular contact with demons. Instead of contacting God, they continually contacted an evil, demonic source. This was the way they lived.
27:10^a falsehood

Jer. 14:14; 23:21; 2 Pet. 2:1
27:14^a falsehood

Jer. 27:10
27:16^a vessels

2 Chron. 36:7-10; Jer. 28:3; Dan. 1:2
27:16^b falsehood

Jer. 27:10
27:19^a pillars

2 Kings 25:13; 2 Chron. 36:18; Jer. 52:17, 20-21
27:20^a Jeconiah

Jer. 24:1; Matt. 1:11
27:22^a them

Ezra 1:7; 7:19