Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 27:3
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Jeremiah27:3
3 And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers, which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah .
It was and is the custom of neighbour Princes, to send Embassadors into each others Countries to reside there and maintain correspondence on the behalf of their Masters. These Nations were Neighbours to the Jews, and their Princes had their Embassadors Resident at Hierusalem. Jeremiah is directed to carry each of these Embassadors a Yoke with a Bond, as a present from God to their Masters, the meaning he is also ordered to tell them in the following words.
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