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jeremiah 27:11 "But the nation which will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let remain on its land," declares the LORD, "and they will till it and dwell in it."'"
11. serve . . . till it--The same Hebrew root expresses "serve"
and "till," or "cultivate." Serve ye the king of Babylon, and the
land will serve you [CALVIN].