Jeremiah 27:1-3

Contemporary English Version

Slaves of Nebuchadnezzar

27 ^1-2^(A) Not long after Zedekiah became king of Judah,^[a] the Lord told me:

Jeremiah, make a wooden yoke^[b] with leather straps, and place it on your neck. ³Then send a message^[c] to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Some officials from these countries are in Jerusalem, meeting with Zedekiah.

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Footnotes

27.1,2 Not long after Zedekiah became king of Judah: 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.
27.1,2 yoke: A wooden collar that fits around the neck of an ox, so the ox can be made to pull a plow or a cart.
27.3 a message: Hebrew “them.”