Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there.’
Parallel translations
- WEB “Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel among whom they are.”’
- KJV Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
- NKJV Say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “This burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are among them.” ’
- NASB Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “This pronouncement concerns the prince in Jerusalem as well as all the house of Israel who are in it.” ’
- NLT Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: These actions contain a message for King Zedekiah in Jerusalem and for all the people of Israel.’
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Quick answer
God declares the sign-act concerns 'the prince in Jerusalem' and all Israel with him.
Overview
The 'prince' is King Zedekiah, whose fate the enacted prophecy portrays. The whole house of Israel shares in the coming exile, not the king alone. By naming the target, God removes any doubt that the warning is real and imminent.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Isa 13:1This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
- 2 Kgs 9:25And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:
- Isa 14:28In the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received:
- Jer 38:18But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”
- Mal 1:1This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi:
- Jer 24:8But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.
- Ezek 21:25–27And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
- Ezek 17:13–21He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
- Ezek 7:27The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
- Jer 21:7‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’
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