Jeremiah 27:12 meaning and explanation

And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!

Jeremiah 27:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah speaks directly to King Zedekiah of Judah, repeating the message he had just sent to the neighboring kings. The prophet has already acted it out by wearing a leather yoke, and now he applies it to Judah's king: submission to Babylon is the path of survival.

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