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12 Soon after Hananiah had broken the yoke that was on Jeremiah's neck, the Lord spoke again to Jeremiah. 13 He said, ‘Go to Hananiah and tell him that the Lord says, “It is true that you have broken a wooden yoke. But instead of that you will get a yoke that is made from iron! 14 Yes, the Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says this: I have put an iron yoke around the necks of all those nations. They will have to serve King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon as his slaves. Everything will be under his power, even the wild animals.” ’[a]

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  1. 28:14 Jeremiah had told the people to accept the authority of King Nebuchadnezzar. That would be like a wooden yoke around their necks because they would have to do hard work for him. But if they refused to do what the Lord told them, they would be in worse trouble. That would be like an iron yoke that nobody could break.