I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
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Interpretation
Jeremiah persuades the king of Judah to surrender to the king of Babylon. Is it their wisdom to submit to the heavy iron yoke of a cruel tyrant, that they may secure their lives; and is it not much more our wisdom to submit to the pleasant and easy yoke of our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, that we may secure our souls?
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 27:12-15.
Glossary
- Zedekiah Person
- Righteousness of Jehovah. (1. ) The last king of Judah.
- Babylon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.