ash es ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁Valley ▁of ▁Ben ▁H inn om ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁el ders ▁and ▁pri ests ▁to ▁illustrate ▁that ▁God ▁will ▁sm ash ▁the ▁nation ▁of ▁Jud ah ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Jud ah ▁beyond ▁repair . ▁God ▁instruct s ▁Jer em iah ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁y oke ▁from ▁wood ▁and ▁le ather ▁stra ps ▁and ▁to ▁put ▁it ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁neck ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁how ▁God ▁will ▁put ▁the ▁nation ▁under ▁the ▁y oke ▁of ▁Neb uch ad ne zz ar , ▁king ▁of ▁Bab yl on . ▁In ▁a ▁similar ▁way , ▁the ▁proph et ▁Isa iah ▁had ▁to ▁walk ▁stri pped ▁and ▁bare foot ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁coming ▁capt ivity , ▁and ▁the ▁proph et ▁E zek iel ▁had ▁to ▁lie ▁on ▁his ▁side ▁for ▁ 3 9 0 ▁days ▁and ▁eat ▁measured ▁food ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁coming ▁sie ge . ▁ ▁The ▁proph etic ▁assignment ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁port rayed ▁as ▁positive ▁in ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Bible , ▁and ▁proph ets ▁were ▁often ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁per sec ution ▁and ▁opposition . ▁God ' s ▁personal ▁prediction ▁for ▁Jer em iah , ▁" Att ack ▁you ▁they ▁will , ▁overcome ▁you ▁they ▁can ' t ," ▁was ▁performed ▁many ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁narr ative ▁as ▁Jer em iah ▁war ned ▁of ▁destruction ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁continued ▁to ▁refuse ▁rep ent ance ▁and ▁accept ▁more ▁moder ate ▁consequences . ▁In ▁return ▁for ▁his ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁God ' s ▁discipline