Jeremiah 28:2

Jeremiah 28:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
• New International Version (NIV)“This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will remove the yoke of the king of Babylon from your necks.

Context of Jeremiah 28:2

1And it happened in the same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 3Within two full years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon. 4And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah who went to Babylon,’ says the Lord, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”

Jeremiah 28:2 word by word

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁבַ֞רְתִּי אֶת־עֹ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus speakethאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• I have brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• the yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894

Cross-references for Jeremiah 28:2

• Jeremiah 27:2“Thus says the Lord to me: ‘Make for yourselves bonds and yokes, and put them on your neck,
• Ezekiel 13:5You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the Lord.
• Micah 3:11Her heads judge for a bribe, Her priests teach for pay, And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the Lord, and say, “Is not the Lord among us? No harm can come upon us.”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 28:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thus speaketh the Lord - What awful impudence! when he knew in his conscience that God had given him no such commission.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Hananiah's message was the accepted propaganda, but he used strong words (Jeremiah 27:4) to claim the Lord's authority. Judah had been under the control of the king of Babylon since 597 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. broken the yoke--I have determined to break: referring to Jeremiah's prophecy (Jr 27:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 28:2

• Yoke

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• God
• Israel
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Lord of Hosts
• Hananiah
• Yoke

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