Jeremiah 27:11 meaning and explanation

But the nation that will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave in its own land, to cultivate it and reside in it, declares the LORD.”

Jeremiah 27:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah relays God's word to the envoys of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre and Sidon, who have come to Jerusalem. The leather yoke the prophet wears is a sign that Babylon's rule is God's appointed discipline for these nations.

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