Jeremiah 27:4

Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to relay to their masters:

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God speaks directly to Jeremiah, commanding him to deliver a message to the envoys who have arrived in Jerusalem to see King Zedekiah of Judah.

The words — צִוִּיתָ (tzi.vi.Ta) translates literally as “you will command,” and אֲדֹנֵיהֶם ('a.do.nei./Hem) means “their masters.”

The thread — The “thus says Yahweh” formula appears in Exodus 5:1, while Jeremiah 27:5 immediately follows by declaring God’s authority over creation and the distribution of nations.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that political leaders must receive and submit to divine declarations, and that obedience to the messenger is obedience to the sender.

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The Hebrew words

וְצִוִּיתָ֣ve./tzi.vi.Taand/ you will command אֹתָ֔ם'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them אֶל־'el-to אֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.do.nei./Hemmasters/ their לֵאמֹ֑רle./Mor<to>/ saying כֹּֽה־koh-thus אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe says יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh צְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'Otof hosts אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael כֹּ֥הkohthus תֹֽאמְר֖וּto.me.Ruyou will say אֶל־'el-to אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶֽם׃'a.Do.nei./Khemmasters/ your

King James Version

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;

Cross-references

Exodus 5:1 After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’”
Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Jeremiah 10:16 The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Jeremiah 25:27 “Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’
Jeremiah 51:19 The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and of the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.