Jeremiah 28:10

Jeremiah 28:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 28:10

8The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms, of war and of calamity and of pestilence. 9The prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet will be known as one whom the Lord has truly sent.” Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it. 11Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Even so will I break within two full years the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations.’” Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way. 12The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after 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
• yokeמוֹטָהmôţâh · yokeH4133
• from the neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• and brokeשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665

Cross-references for Jeremiah 28:10

• Jeremiah 28:2“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
• Jeremiah 27:2thus says the Lord to me-Make for yourself bonds and yokes and put them on your neck,
• Jeremiah 36:23When Jehudi had read three or four columns, the king cut it with a scribe’s knife and threw it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.
• 1 Kings 22:11Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are consumed.’”
• Malachi 3:13“Your words have been arrogant against Me,” says the Lord. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’

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

In the dictionaries

• Hananiah
• Yoke
• Jeremiah (1)
• Zedekiah (2)
• 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