1. This message came to Jeremiah from the lord early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah.
2. This is what the lord said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps.
3. Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through their ambassadors who have come to see King Zedekiah in Jerusalem.