Slaves of Nebuchadnezzar

^1-2Not long after Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord told me:[#2 K 24.18-20; 2 Ch 36.11-13.; #27.1,2 A few manuscripts and one ancient translation; most Hebrew manuscripts “Not long after Jehoiakim became king of Judah”; most manuscripts of another ancient translation do not have these words. Jehoiakim ruled 609–598 b.c. , and Zedekiah ruled 598–586 b.c.]

Jeremiah, make a wooden yoke with leather straps, and place it on your neck.

³Then send a message to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Some officials from these countries are in Jerusalem, meeting with Zedekiah.[#27.3 Hebrew “them.”]

⁴So have them tell their kings that I have said:

¹²After I had spoken to the officials from the nearby kingdoms, I went to King Zedekiah and told him the same thing. Then I said:

¹⁶When I finished talking to the king, I told the priests and everyone else that the Lord had said: