Jeremiah 27:6
Context| NETBible | I have at this time placed all these nations of yours under the power 1 of my servant, 2 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I have even made all the wild animals subject to him. 3 |
| XREF | Ps 50:10-12; Isa 44:28; Jer 24:1; Jer 25:9; Jer 28:14; Jer 43:10; Jer 51:20-23; Eze 29:18-20; Da 2:37,38; Da 2:38; Da 5:18,19 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “have given…into the hand of.” 2 sn See the study note on 25:9 for the significance of the application of this term to Nebuchadnezzar. 3 tn Heb “I have given…to him to serve him.” The verb “give” in this syntactical situation is functioning like the Hiphil stem, i.e., as a causative. See Dan 1:9 for parallel usage. For the usage of “serve” meaning “be subject to” compare 2 Sam 22:44 and BDB 713 s.v. עָבַד 3. sn This statement is rhetorical, emphasizing the totality of Nebuchadnezzar’s dominion. Neither here nor in Dan 2:38 is it to be understood literally. |
