Jeremiah 27:12

Jeremiah Uses Fetters And Yokes To Illustrate His Message Of Submission

¹¹ And the nation that causeth its neck to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and hath served him -- I have left it on its ground -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and it hath tilled it, and dwelt in it.' ¹² And unto Zedekiah king of Judah I have spoken according to all these words, saying, 'Cause your necks to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live. ¹³ Why do ye die, thou and thy people, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as Jehovah hath spoken concerning the nation that doth not serve the king of Babylon?

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Jeremiah 28:1

And it cometh to pass, in that year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, spoken unto me hath Hananiah son of Azur the prophet, who is of Gibeon, in the house of Jehovah, before the eyes of the priests, and all the people, saying,

Jeremiah 38:17

And Jeremiah saith unto Zedekiah, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel: If thou dost certainly go forth unto the heads of the king of Babylon, then hath thy soul lived, and this city is not burned with fire, yea, thou hast lived, thou and thy house.

2 Chronicles 36:11-13

A son of twenty and one years is Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;

Proverbs 1:33

And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And is quiet from fear of evil!'

Jeremiah 27:2-3

'Thus said Jehovah unto me, Make to thee bands and yokes,

Jeremiah 27:8

And it hath come to pass, the nation and the kingdom that do not serve him -- Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon -- and that which putteth not its neck into the yoke of the king of Babylon, with sword, and with famine, and with pestilence, I lay a charge on that nation -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- till I consume them by his hand.

Ezekiel 17:11-21

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying: