15 for I have not sent them," declares the Lord , "but they prophesy falsely in My name , in order that I may drive you out and that you may perish , you and the prophets who prophesy to you." 16 Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people , saying , "Thus says the Lord : Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying , 'Behold , the vessels of the Lord'S house will now shortly be brought again from Babylon '; for they are prophesying a lie to you. 17 "Do not listen to them; serve the king of Babylon , and live ! Why should this city become a ruin ? 18 "But if they are prophets , and if the word of the Lord is with them, let them now entreat the Lord of hosts that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord , in the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem may not go to Babylon . 19 "For thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars , concerning the sea , concerning the stands and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city , 20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried into exile Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim , king of Judah , from Jerusalem to Babylon , and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 27:15-20
Commentary on Jeremiah 27:12-18
(Read Jeremiah 27:12-18)
Jeremiah persuades the king of Judah to surrender to the king of Babylon. Is it their wisdom to submit to the heavy iron yoke of a cruel tyrant, that they may secure their lives; and is it not much more our wisdom to submit to the pleasant and easy yoke of our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, that we may secure our souls? It were well if sinners would be afraid of the destruction threatened against all who will not have Christ to reign over them. Why should they die the second death, infinitely worse than that by sword and famine, when they may submit and live? And those who encourage sinners to go on in sinful ways, will perish with them.
Commentary on Jeremiah 27:19-22
(Read Jeremiah 27:19-22)
Jeremiah assures them that the brazen vessels should go after the golden ones. All shall be carried to Babylon. But he concludes with a gracious promise, that the time would come when they should be brought back. Though the return of the prosperity of the church does not come in our time, we must not despair, for it will come in God's time.