Jeremiah 27:2

EasyEnglish Bible

²The Lord said to me, ‘Use wood and leather to make a yoke. Tie the yoke around your neck.^[a]

27:2 A yoke means hard work. A farmer put a yoke around the necks of his oxen when he wanted them to pull a plough.

Jeremiah 27:2

New International Version

²This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke^(A) out of straps and crossbars and put it on your neck.

²Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,

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