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king, instead of being wise and loyal to his master of Babylon,
revolts against him. Jeremiah incessantly admonishes the
king to remain loyal and to abandon the Egyptian policy.
But the false prophets continue to harangue in the temple,
saying: "Thus says the Lord of hosts, Behold, I have broken
the yoke of the King of Babylon, and in two years' time all
the Jewish captives and the vessels of the House of God will
be returned to Jerusalem." Jeremiah makes a wooden yoke
round his own neck and goes to the temple and tells the
people that God has been pleased to place in this way the
yoke of the monarch of Babylon upon the neck of all the
Jews. He is struck on the face by one opponent prophet,
who breaks to pieces the wooden yoke from Jeremiah's neck
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revolts against him. Jeremiah incessantly admonishes the
king to remain loyal and to abandon the Egyptian policy.
But the false prophets continue to harangue in the temple,
saying: "Thus says the Lord of hosts, Behold, I have broken
the yoke of the King of Babylon, and in two years' time all
the Jewish captives and the vessels of the House of God will
be returned to Jerusalem." Jeremiah makes a wooden yoke
round his own neck and goes to the temple and tells the
people that God has been pleased to place in this way the
yoke of the monarch of Babylon upon the neck of all the
Jews. He is struck on the face by one opponent prophet,
who breaks to pieces the wooden yoke from Jeremiah's neck
53