Jeremiah 27:11-13
Christian Standard Bible
11 But as for the nation that will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave it in its own land, and that nation will cultivate[a] it and reside in it. This is the Lord’s declaration.”’”
Warning to Zedekiah
12 I spoke to King Zedekiah of Judah(A) in the same way: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, serve him and his people, and live! 13 Why should you and your people die(B) by the sword, famine, and plague as the Lord has threatened against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?
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