Jeremiah 28:10

Jeremiah 28:10 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke-bars from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and broke it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off Jeremiah’s neck and broke it in pieces.

Context of Jeremiah 28:10

8The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. 9The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him. Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it. 11And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. 12Then the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 28:10 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֞ח חֲנַנְיָ֤ה הַנָּבִיא֙ אֶת־הַמּוֹטָ֔ה מֵעַ֕ל צַוַּ֖אר יִרְמְיָ֣ה הַנָּבִ֑יא וַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Then Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֫הוּchănanyâh chănanyâhû · HananiahH2608
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the yokeמוֹטָהmôţâh · yokeH4133
• Jeremiah’sיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• and brakeשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665

Cross-references for Jeremiah 28:10

• Jeremiah 28:2Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
• Jeremiah 27:2Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
• Jeremiah 36:23And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
• 1 Kings 22:11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
• Malachi 3:13Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 28:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Then Hananiah - took the yoke - and brake it - He endeavored by this symbolical act to persuade them of the truth of his prediction.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The multitude would see in Hananiah‘s act a symbol of deliverance.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 Hananiah is sentenced to die, and Jeremiah, when he has received direction from God, boldly tells him so; but not before he received that commission. Those have much to answer for, who tell sinners that they shall have peace, though they harden their hearts in contempt of God's word. The servant of God must be gentle to all men. He must give up even his right, and leave the Lord to plead his cause. Every attempt of ungodly men to make vain…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11The false prophet Hananiah broke the yoke that Jeremiah was wearing (Jeremiah 27:2) as a sign of what the Lord would do. Jeremiah left the confrontation without replying, likely because he had not yet heard the Lord's response.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the yoke--(Jr 27:2). Impious audacity to break what God had appointed as a solemn pledge of the fulfilment of His word. Hence Jeremiah deigns no reply (Jr 28:11; Mt 7:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 28:10

• Symbols and Similitudes
• Yoke

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• Hananiah
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• Zedekiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings