1-2 Not long after Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord told me:Jeremiah, make a wooden yoke with leather straps, and place it on your neck.
3 Then send a message to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Some officials from these countries are in Jerusalem, meeting with Zedekiah.
4 So order them to tell their kings that I have said:I am the All-Powerful Lord God of Israel,
5 and with my power I created the earth, its people, and all animals. I decide who will rule the earth,