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He said, ‘Israel's God, the Lord Almighty, says this: “I will break the yoke that the king of Babylon has put around your necks. King Nebuchadnezzar took with him to Babylon many valuable things from this temple. In less than two years, I will bring all those things back here. I will also bring back Jehoiakim's son, King Jeconiah of Judah. And I will bring back all the people of Judah that King Nebuchadnezzar took as prisoners to Babylon.” The Lord says, “I will break the king of Babylon's yoke.” ’[a]

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  1. 28:4 As in chapter 27, the yoke means hard work. A farmer put a yoke around the necks of his oxen when he wanted them to pull a plough. King Nebuchadnezzar was forcing the people of Judah to do hard work for him. They could not go free.