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

8From earliest times, the prophets who preceded you and me invariably prophesied war, disaster, and plagues against many countries and great kingdoms. 9So if a prophet prophesied peace and prosperity, it was only known that the Lord truly sent him when what he prophesied came true.” The prophet Hananiah then took the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and broke it. 11Then he spoke up in the presence of all the people. “The Lord says, ‘In the same way I will break the yoke of servitude of all the nations to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon before two years are over.’” After he heard this, the prophet Jeremiah departed and went on his way. 12But shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 28:10 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 28:2“The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘I will break the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon.
• Jeremiah 27:2The Lord told me, “Make a yoke out of leather straps and wooden crossbars and put it on your neck.
• Jeremiah 36:23As soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a penknife and throw them on the fire in the firepot. He kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire.
• 1 Kings 22:11Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”
• Malachi 3:13“You have criticized me sharply,” says the Lord, “but you ask, ‘How have we criticized 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