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.
4 Give them this message for their masters: ‘This is what the lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:
5 With my great strength and powerful arm I made the earth and all its people and every animal. I can give these things of mine to anyone I choose.