thussaysthe LORDto me-- "Makefor yourself bondsand yokesand putthem on your neck,
Then Zedekiahthe sonof Chenaanahmadehornsof ironfor himself and said,"Thussaysthe LORD,With theseyou will gorethe Arameansuntilthey are consumed.'"
Edom,Moaband the sonsof Ammon;
"But the nationwhichwill bringits neckunder the yokeof the kingof Babylonand servehim, I will let remainon its land,"declaresthe LORD,"and they will tillit and dwellin it."'"
I spokewordslike alltheseto Zedekiahkingof Judah,saying,"Bringyour necksunder the yokeof the kingof Babylonand servehim and his people,and live!
It shall comeabout on that day,'declaresthe LORDof hosts,that I will breakhis yokefrom offtheir neckand will tearofftheir bonds;and strangerswill nolongermakethem their slaves.
"In Tehaphnehesthe daywill be darkWhen I breaktherethe yokebarsof Egypt.Then the prideof her powerwill ceasein her; A cloudwill coverher, And her daughterswill gointo captivity.
Makethe chain,for the landis fullof bloodycrimesand the cityis fullof violence.
Thusthe LordGODshowedme, and behold,He was forminga locust-swarmwhen the springcropbeganto sprout.And behold,the springcrop[was] afterthe king'smowing.
Thusthe LordGODshowedme, and behold,the LordGODwas callingto contend[with them] by fire,and it consumedthe greatdeepand began to consumethe farmland.
