1. When Zedekiah, son of King Josiah of Judah, began to rule, the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah.
2. This is what the Lord said to me: Make ⌊leather⌋ straps and a wooden yoke, and strap the yoke on your neck.
3. Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon, with messengers who have come to King Zedekiah of Judah in Jerusalem.
19-20. “Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiakin, son of King Jehoiakim of Judah, into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. But he didn’t take the pillars, the bronze pool, the stands, and the rest of the utensils that are left in this city.