Jeremiah 27:12-13

[12] I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live. [13] Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?

What is the context of Jeremiah 27:12-13?

Zedekiah Told to Submit to Babylon (Jeremiah 27:12-15 true)
Warning to Zedekiah (Jeremiah 27:12-22 true)
Jeremiah Uses Fetters and Yokes to Illustrate His Message of Submission (Jeremiah 27:1-15 true)
The Nations to Submit to Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 27:1-22 true)
Jeremiah Wears an Ox Yoke (Jeremiah 27:1-22 true)
Judah to Serve Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 27:1-22 true)
The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 27:1-22 true)
Symbol of the Bonds and Yokes (Jeremiah 27:1-22 true)

What does Jeremiah 27:12-13 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jeremiah also counseled Zedekiah to surrender to Nebuchadnezzar. If he did, the Judahites could continue to live. But if he resisted, the people of Judah would die by the sword, starvation, and sickness.