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 ancient prophets who preceded you and me spoke against many nations, always warning of war, disaster, and disease. 9So a prophet who predicts peace must show he is right. Only when his predictions come true can we know that he is really from the Lord.” Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off Jeremiah’s neck and broke it in pieces. 11And Hananiah said again to the crowd that had gathered, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Just as this yoke has been broken, within two years I will break the yoke of oppression from all the nations now subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’” With that, Jeremiah left the Temple area. 12Soon after this confrontation with Hananiah, the Lord gave this message 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“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.
• Jeremiah 27:2This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke, and fasten it on your neck with leather straps.
• Jeremiah 36:23Each time Jehudi finished reading three or four columns, the king took a knife and cut off that section of the scroll. He then threw it into the fire, section by section, until the whole scroll was burned up.
• 1 Kings 22:11One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”
• Malachi 3:13“You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord. “But you say, ‘What do you mean? What have we said 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