Give them this message for their masters: ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:
Parallel translations
- WEB Give them a command to their masters, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says, “You shall tell your masters:
- KJV And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters;
- BSB Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to relay to their masters:
- NKJV And command them to say to their masters, “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel—thus you shall say to your masters:
- NASB Order them to go to their masters, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “This is what you shall say to your masters:
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Quick answer
The messengers must carry God's command to their kings: this is the word of Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel. The true God addresses the pagan nations directly.
Overview
Jeremiah commissions the envoys to relay God's words to their masters, asserting Yahweh's authority over Gentile rulers. The title 'Yahweh of Armies' underscores His supremacy over all powers. That Israel's God commands foreign kings reveals He is the one true God of all the earth. This universal claim anticipates the day when every knee will bow to Him through Christ (Philippians 2:10-11).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jer 10:16The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is his name.
- Jer 25:27“You shall tell them, ‘Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Drink, and be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.”’
- Jer 51:19The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the former of all things; including the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is his name.
- Exod 5:1Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”
- Jer 10:10But Yahweh is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King. At his wrath, the earth trembles, and the nations are not able to withstand his indignation.
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