[[Jer-27]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Jer-26]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Jer-28]] --- ### All the nations will serve him, his son, and his son's son, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings will make him their bondservant. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar would rule for three generations of his lineage before Babylon itself would be conquered and its people made subjects of other nations. *Historical context*: Nebuchadnezzar II (reigned 605–562 BC) was succeeded by his son Amel-Marduk (Evil-Merodach). Though the direct bloodline succession was turbulent (followed by Neriglissar and Labashi-Marduk), the Neo-Babylonian Empire eventually fell to the Medes and Persians under Cyrus the Great in 539 BC, fulfilling the prediction that 'many nations and great kings' would subjugate them. *Related to*: ### It will happen that I will punish the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon... with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Nations that resist the expansion and authority of the Babylonian Empire will face total devastation through war, starvation, and disease. *Historical context*: This prophecy was primarily fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. King Zedekiah rebelled against Babylon, leading to a brutal two-year siege characterized by extreme famine and pestilence, followed by the slaughter of the city's inhabitants and the burning of the Temple and palace. *Related to*: ### Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says concerning the vessels that are left in Yahweh's house... 'They will be carried to Babylon, and there they will be, until the day that I visit them,' says Yahweh; 'then I will bring them up, and restore them to this place.' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The remaining sacred Temple objects that were not taken during the first deportation would eventually be captured and moved to Babylon, where they would stay until God orchestrated their return to Jerusalem. *Historical context*: The remaining vessels were indeed taken to Babylon in 586 BC when the Temple was looted ([[2 Kings-25#v13|2 Kings 25:13]]–17). [[In|In 538]] BC, following the conquest of Babylon, Cyrus the Great issued a decree allowing the Jews to return and specifically ordered the restoration of the Temple vessels, which were entrusted to Sheshbazzar to be brought back to Jerusalem ([[Ezr-01#v7|Ezra 1:7]]–11). *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy