27:12 I told King Zedekiah of Judah the same thing. I said, 1 “Submit 2 to the yoke of servitude to 3 the king of Babylon. Be subject to him and his people. Then you will continue to live.
1 tn Heb “I spoke to Zedekiah…according to all these words, saying.”
2 sn The verbs in this verse are all plural. They are addressed to Zedekiah and his royal advisers (compare 22:2).
3 tn Heb “put their necks in the yoke of.” See the study note on v. 2 for the figure.