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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues to speak through Jeremiah to the king of Judah.
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# Place your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon
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Being the king's slave is spoken of as being an animal onto the shoulders of which the king puts a yoke so it can do heavy work. See how similar words were translated in [Jeremiah 27:8](./08.md).
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# Place your necks
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The word "your" refers to Zedekiah and the people of Judah and so is plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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