1. Early in the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
2. This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke out of straps and crossbars and put it on your neck.
3. Then send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
4. Give them a message for their masters and say, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “Tell this to your masters:
5. With my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it, and I give it to anyone I please.
6. Now I will give all your countries into the hands of my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; I will make even the wild animals subject to him.
7. All nations will serve him and his son and his grandson until the time for his land comes; then many nations and great kings will subjugate him.