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Jeremiah 27:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Jeremiah 27:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 27
Jeremiah’s Message.[a] 1 At the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the son of Josiah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 Thus said the Lord to me: Collect for yourself some straps and crossbars and put them on your neck as a yoke. 3 Then send word to the kings of Edom, of Moab, of the Ammonites, of Tyre, and of Sidon, through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to visit Zedekiah, the king of Judah.
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- Jeremiah 27:1 After the first disaster of 598 B.C., national self-respect was humbled. In this troubled atmosphere, shortsighted politicians cooked up their intrigues and found willing ears. Soon a spirit of revenge swept through Judah and its neighbors; plans and plots were made with Egypt. Jeremiah saw things more clearly, and he advised a loyal submission to the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah rested his hopes on the community in exile. The center of gravity of the future Israel was no longer Jerusalem but Babylon, where another prophet, Ezekiel, was already at work. Out of trials a new people will arise.
