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Jeremiah 28:10

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8 The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.

9 As for the prophet who prophesies peace, only if the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the LORD has truly sent.”

Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

11 And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.

12 But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.
KJV
Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.
WEB
Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and broke it.
ASV
Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah`s neck, and brake it.
DARBY
And the prophet Hananiah took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and broke it.
BLB
And Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.
ÅB
Da tok profeten Hananja åket av profeten Jeremias' nakke og brøt det i stykker.
OTB
Da tok profeten Hananja åket av nakken til profeten Jeremia og brøt det.
B1930
Da tok profeten Hananja åket av profeten Jeremias' nakke og brøt det i stykker.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 27:2

    This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.

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  • Jeremiah 36:23–24

    And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.

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  • 1 Kings 22:11

    Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”

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  • Jeremiah 28:2

    “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

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  • Malachi 3:13

    “Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’

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  • 1 Kings 22:24–25

    Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”

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  • Jeremiah 28:4

    And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”

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