In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
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Jeremiah 27:1–4
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In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
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the LORD says to me: “Make bonds and bars, and put them on your neck.
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Then send them to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the children of Ammon, to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
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Give them a command to their masters, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says, “You shall tell your masters:
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