Bible Strands
Jeremiah 27:6
So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh speaks through Jeremiah to Judah’s officials and false prophets, declaring the transfer of regional dominance to Babylon. The declaration addresses a moment of political rebellion when Judah considers resisting Babylonian rule.
The words — בְּ/יַד (be./Yad) literally means “in the hand of,” indicating direct control or possession. The verb נָתַ֙תִּי (na.Ta.ti) translates as “I give,” emphasizing divine agency in the transfer of authority.
The thread — This theme of delegated sovereignty appears in Jeremiah 28:14, where an iron yoke replaces the previous political order, and in Daniel 2:37, which notes that God grants kingship to earthly rulers. The immediate context in Jeremiah 27:5 and 27:7 frames this transfer as temporary, contingent on the land’s appointed time.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that political power originates from divine permission rather than human merit. Readers must acknowledge that earthly authority operates within a bounded timeline set by God.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 28:14 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”
- Jeremiah 25:9 behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.
- Daniel 2:37 You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
- Jeremiah 43:10 Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
- Ezekiel 29:18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
- Isaiah 44:28 who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
- Psalms 50:10 for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills.
- Jeremiah 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.’
- Jeremiah 24:1 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 51:20 “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.