The Meaning of Jeremiah 27:7 Explained

Jeremiah 27:7

KJV: And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.

YLT: And served him have all the nations, and his son, and his son's son, till the coming in of the time of his land, also it; and done service for him have many nations and great kings.

Darby: And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his land also come, when many nations and great kings shall reduce him to servitude.

ASV: And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his own land come: and then many nations and great kings shall make him their bondman.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all nations  shall serve  him, and his son,  and his son's  son,  until the very time  of his land  come:  and then many  nations  and great  kings  shall serve  themselves of him. 

What does Jeremiah 27:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 27:1-22 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 27

1  By the type of bonds and yokes he prophesies the subduing of the neighbor kings
8  He exhorts them to yield, and not to believe the false prophets
12  The like he does to Zedekiah
19  He foretells the remnant of the vessels shall be carried to Babylon,

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 27:7 mean?

So shall serve him all nations and his son and son of his son until comes the time of his land even it Then shall make serve them him nations many and kings great
וְעָבְד֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ כָּל־ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְאֶת־ בְּנ֖וֹ וְאֶֽת־ בֶּן־ בְּנ֑וֹ עַ֣ד בֹּא־ עֵ֤ת אַרְצוֹ֙ גַּם־ ה֔וּא וְעָ֤בְדוּ בוֹ֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים וּמְלָכִ֖ים גְּדֹלִֽים

וְעָבְד֤וּ  So  shall  serve 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָבַד  
Sense: to work, serve.
הַגּוֹיִ֔ם  nations 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
בְּנ֖וֹ  his  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בְּנ֑וֹ  of  his  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַ֣ד  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
בֹּא־  comes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
עֵ֤ת  the  time 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: עֵת  
Sense: time.
אַרְצוֹ֙  of  his  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
גַּם־  even 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
וְעָ֤בְדוּ  Then  shall  make  serve  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָבַד  
Sense: to work, serve.
גּוֹיִ֣ם  nations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
רַבִּ֔ים  many 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
וּמְלָכִ֖ים  and  kings 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
גְּדֹלִֽים  great 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.