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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In the seventh month of that same year, Hananiah the prophet died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Two months later the prophet Hananiah died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hananiah died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And in the seventh month of that very year, the prophet Hananiah died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died in the same year, in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died in the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died in the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died in the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Hananiah the [false] prophet died [two months later], the same year, in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the prophet Hananiah died that year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the prophet Hananiah died that year in the seventh month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Two months later, Hananiah died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the prophet Hananiah died in the seventh month of that year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And Hananiah died in the seventh month of that same year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the prophet Hananiah died in the seventh month of that year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And in the seventh month of that very year, the prophet Hananiah died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the seventh month of that very same year the prophet Hananiah died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Hananiah the prophet dies in that year, in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Hananiah the prophet dieth in that year, in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Hananiah the prophet will die in this year in the seventh month.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Hananias the prophet died in that year, in the seventh month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Hananiah the prophet died in that year, in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hananiah the prophet died in that year, in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In that same year, in the seventh month, the prophet Hananiah died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Hananiah the false prophet died the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And KhananYah the lying Prophet died that year in the seventh month <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So he died in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=8450" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/28.htm">Hananiah's False Prophecy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’ ” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">And in the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ba·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hî (Art:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">of that very</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: baš·šā·nāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nā·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophet</a> <a href="/hebrew/2608.htm" title="2608: ḥă·nan·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Chananyahuw; from chanan and Yahh; Jah has favored; Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites.">Hananiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·yā·māṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">died.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a></span><br />But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.” / You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” / When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-11</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15-20</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">1 Kings 13:1-24</a></span><br />Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. / And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’” / That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-9.htm">Ezekiel 13:9</a></span><br />My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-12.htm">2 Chronicles 18:12-27</a></span><br />Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.” / But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.” / When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be delivered into your hand.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a></span><br />For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-12</a></span><br />The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Revelation 19:20</a></span><br />But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a></span><br />Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Isaiah 44:25</a></span><br />who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Ezekiel 14:9-10</a></span><br />But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel. / They will bear their punishment—the punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.</p><p class="hdg">Hananiah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Isaiah 44:25,26</a></b></br> That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise <i>men</i> backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm">Zechariah 1:6</a></b></br> But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.</p><p class="hdg">the seventh month.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/28-16.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Died</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-12.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Hananiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Hanani'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/esther/2-16.htm">Seventh</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-30.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Died</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-12.htm">Hananiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-13.htm">Hanani'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-9.htm">Month</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Seventh</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Hananiah prophesies falsely the return of the vessels, and of Jeconiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/28-3.htm">and there continue until the day of visitation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/28-5.htm">Jeremiah, wishing it to be true, shows that the event will declare the true prophets.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/28-10.htm">Hananiah breaks Jeremiah's yoke.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah tells of an iron yoke;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">and foretells Hananiah's death.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And in the seventh month</b><br>The seventh month in the Hebrew calendar is Tishri, which typically falls around September to October. This month is significant in the Jewish calendar as it includes important festivals such as the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). These festivals are times of reflection, repentance, and celebration, which may underscore the gravity of Hananiah's death as a divine judgment during a spiritually significant period.<p><b>of that very year</b><br>The phrase emphasizes the immediacy of the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecy against Hananiah. Earlier in the chapter, Jeremiah prophesied that Hananiah would die within the year for falsely prophesying peace (<a href="/jeremiah/28-16.htm">Jeremiah 28:16</a>). The fulfillment within the same year serves as a testament to the accuracy and authority of Jeremiah's prophetic word, contrasting the false assurances given by Hananiah.<p><b>the prophet Hananiah</b><br>Hananiah is identified as a prophet, though he is a false one. His actions in <a href="/jeremiah/28.htm">Jeremiah 28</a>, where he breaks the yoke off Jeremiah's neck and proclaims a false message of peace, demonstrate the danger of false prophecy. His role as a prophet highlights the responsibility and accountability of those who claim to speak for God. His death serves as a warning against misleading God's people and underscores the seriousness of speaking presumptuously in God's name.<p><b>died</b><br>The death of Hananiah is a direct fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecy and serves as a divine judgment against him for his false prophecies. This event underscores the theme of divine retribution and the seriousness with which God views the integrity of His word. It also serves as a validation of Jeremiah's true prophetic ministry. The death of a false prophet is a sobering reminder of the consequences of leading people astray and the ultimate triumph of truth over deception.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. He was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hananiah.htm">Hananiah</a></b><br>A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah. He falsely prophesied that the yoke of Babylon would be broken and that the exiles would return within two years.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Jeremiah and Hananiah delivered their prophecies. It was under threat from Babylon during this period.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and took many of its people into exile. It serves as a backdrop for the prophecies of both Jeremiah and Hananiah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seventh_month.htm">The Seventh Month</a></b><br>The time specified in the verse when Hananiah died, marking the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecy against him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_prophecy.htm">The Importance of True Prophecy</a></b><br>God's word is reliable and true. We must discern and test the spirits to ensure we are following true teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_false_prophecy.htm">Consequences of False Prophecy</a></b><br>False teachings can lead people astray and have serious consequences. We must be vigilant and hold fast to the truth of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty and Timing</a></b><br>God's plans and timing are perfect. We should trust in His promises and not be swayed by messages that contradict His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_before_god.htm">Accountability Before God</a></b><br>Just as Hananiah faced consequences for his false prophecy, we are accountable to God for our words and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_suffering_and_exile.htm">The Role of Suffering and Exile</a></b><br>Sometimes, God allows difficult circumstances for a greater purpose. We should seek His guidance and remain faithful during trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_non-biblical_records_of_hananiah's_death.htm">In Jeremiah 28:15–17, are there any historical records outside Scripture confirming Hananiah’s death within the same year, as Jeremiah foretells? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_does_god_foil_false_prophets.htm">Where in documented history is there solid evidence that God “foils the signs of false prophets” (Isaiah 44:25) in the direct, miraculous manner described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_wasn't_hananiah_rejected_immediately.htm">In Jeremiah 28:6–9, why did the people not reject Hananiah immediately if his prophecy contradicted Jeremiah and Deuteronomy 18:22 on false prophets? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_yokes_in_jer._28_10-13.htm">In Jeremiah 28:10-13, why is there no archaeological evidence of the symbolic wooden and iron yokes Jeremiah mentions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And in the seventh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventh (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of that very</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהִ֑יא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prophet</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּבִ֖יא</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hananiah</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנַנְיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·nan·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2608.htm">Strong's 2608: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hananiah -- 'Yah has been gracious', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">died.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֛מָת</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/28-17.htm">Jeremiah 28:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/28-17.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 28:17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/28-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 28:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 28:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>