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Jeremiah Wears an Ox Yoke
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|Jeremias 27:1| This message came to Jeremiah from the lord early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah.
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|Jeremias 27:2| This is what the lord said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps.
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|Jeremias 27:3| Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through their ambassadors who have come to see King Zedekiah in Jerusalem.
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|Jeremias 27:4| Give them this message for their masters: ‘This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:
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|Jeremias 27:5| With my great strength and powerful arm I made the earth and all its people and every animal. I can give these things of mine to anyone I choose.
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|Jeremias 27:6| Now I will give your countries to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who is my servant. I have put everything, even the wild animals, under his control.
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|Jeremias 27:7| All the nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until his time is up. Then many nations and great kings will conquer and rule over Babylon.
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|Jeremias 27:8| So you must submit to Babylon’s king and serve him; put your neck under Babylon’s yoke! I will punish any nation that refuses to be his slave, says the lord. I will send war, famine, and disease upon that nation until Babylon has conquered it.
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|Jeremias 27:9| “‘Do not listen to your false prophets, fortune-tellers, interpreters of dreams, mediums, and sorcerers who say, “The king of Babylon will not conquer you.”
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|Jeremias 27:10| They are all liars, and their lies will lead to your being driven out of your land. I will drive you out and send you far away to die.
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