Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible: Jeremiah: Jeremiah Chapter 27
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65]
Jeremiah 27:2
jer 27:2
Thus saith - God commands the prophet to procure some yokes with bonds to make them more fast; and to put one of them upon his own neck, that therein he might be a type both to his own people, and also the people afterward mentioned, that they should be in bondage to the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 27:3
jer 27:3
Of Edom - These nations were neighbours to the Jews, and their princes had their ambassadors resident in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 27:7
jer 27:7
All nations - That is, all these nations. His son - And Evil - Merodach his son, and Belshazzar his grand - child. Until - Until the period of his kingdom shall come, which was after seventy years, according to Jer 29:10.