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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 />After the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Soon after this confrontation with Hananiah, the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Sometime after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke-bars from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah <i>the prophet</i>, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar of the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah [some time] after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke bar from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke bar from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and a little while later, the LORD told me <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After the prophet Hananiah broke the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the LORD spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some time after this the LORD told me <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This message from the LORD came to Jeremiah after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, the LORD spoke to Jeremiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there is a word of YHWH to Jeremiah after the breaking, by Hananiah the prophet, of the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah after the breaking, by Hananiah the prophet, of the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the word of Jehovah will be to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet broke the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremias the prophet went his way. And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, after that Hananias the prophet had broken the chain from off the neck of Jeremias the prophet, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah the prophet went his own way. And after Hananiah the prophet had broken the chain from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke bar off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Sometime after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, after Hananiah the false prophet had broken the yoke bands from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the word of LORD JEHOVAH came unto Jeremiah the Prophet after KhananYah the lying Prophet had broken the collars from the neck of Jeremiah the Prophet<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, after that Ananias had broken the yokes off his neck, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/28-12.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=8382" 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">11</span>And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’ ” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">But shortly after</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/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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: šə·ḇō·wr (V-Qal-Inf) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">had broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/4133.htm" title="4133: ham·mō·w·ṭāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A pole, bar (of a yoke). Feminine of mowt; a pole; by implication, an ox-bow; hence, a yoke.">the yoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">off</a> <a href="/hebrew/6677.htm" title="6677: ṣaw·war (N-msc) -- Or tsavvar; or tsavvaron; or tsavva.rah; intensively from tsuwr in the sense of binding; the back of the neck.">his neck,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites."></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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Jeremiah:</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>“Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’…<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="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Jeremiah 27:2-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck. / Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">Jeremiah 29:8-9</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them. / For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-15.htm">Jeremiah 14:15</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-21.htm">Jeremiah 23:21</a></span><br />I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Jeremiah 23:25-26</a></span><br />“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ / How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-30.htm">Jeremiah 23:30-32</a></span><br />“Therefore behold,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words they attribute to Me.” / “Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’” / “Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></span><br />The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a></span><br />They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11</a></span><br />They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11</a></span><br />and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.<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_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-2.htm">Jeremiah 1:2</a></b></br> To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/29-30.htm">Jeremiah 29:30</a></b></br> Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-4.htm">2 Kings 20:4</a></b></br> And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/28-10.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-18.htm">Breaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-10.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-11.htm">Hananiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-10.htm">Hanani'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-11.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-11.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-11.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-16.htm">Shortly</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">Sometime</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-9.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-11.htm">Yoke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-10.htm">Yoke-Bars</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Breaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm">Hananiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm">Hanani'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-14.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-15.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Shortly</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Sometime</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm">Yoke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Yoke-Bars</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>But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck</b><br>This phrase refers to the symbolic act performed by Hananiah, a false prophet, who broke the wooden yoke that Jeremiah had been wearing. Jeremiah had been instructed by God to wear this yoke as a sign of the coming Babylonian captivity (<a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Jeremiah 27:2</a>). Hananiah's act was a direct challenge to Jeremiah's prophecy, symbolizing his claim that God would break the yoke of Babylon within two years (<a href="/jeremiah/28-2.htm">Jeremiah 28:2-4</a>). This event highlights the tension between true and false prophecy in Israel, a recurring theme in the Old Testament. The yoke symbolizes submission and servitude, and its breaking was meant to convey a message of liberation, albeit falsely.<p><b>the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah</b><br>This phrase indicates divine communication, a common occurrence in the prophetic books where God directly speaks to His prophets. Jeremiah, known as the "weeping prophet," often received messages from God that were difficult and unpopular, yet he remained faithful in delivering them. The phrase underscores the authority and authenticity of Jeremiah's message as opposed to Hananiah's false prophecy. In the broader biblical context, the "word of the LORD" is a powerful and creative force, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a> and <a href="/john/1.htm">John 1</a>, where God's word brings about creation and revelation. This divine word often serves as a corrective to human error and falsehood, as seen in this instance.<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 prophecies concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. He is often called the "weeping prophet" due to his deep sorrow over the sins of his people.<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 Babylonian captivity would end within two years, contradicting Jeremiah's message from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_yoke.htm">The Yoke</a></b><br>A wooden yoke that Jeremiah wore as a symbol of the coming Babylonian captivity. Hananiah broke this yoke to symbolize his false prophecy of liberation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_word_of_the_lord.htm">The Word of the LORD</a></b><br>Represents God's true message, which came to Jeremiah after Hananiah's actions, reaffirming the certainty of the Babylonian captivity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_captivity.htm">Babylonian Captivity</a></b><br>A significant event in Jewish history where the people of Judah were exiled to Babylon. It was a period of punishment and reflection for the nation of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_of_true_prophecy.htm">Discernment of True Prophecy</a></b><br>Believers must seek discernment to distinguish between true and false teachings, relying on the Holy Spirit and Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_false_assurance.htm">The Danger of False Assurance</a></b><br>False prophets like Hananiah offer comforting lies that can lead people away from God's true plan. We must be wary of messages that contradict Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/submission_to_god's_will.htm">Submission to God's Will</a></b><br>Jeremiah's acceptance of the yoke symbolizes submission to God's will, even when it is difficult. We are called to trust God's plan, even in challenging circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The Babylonian captivity serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Obedience to God's word is crucial for spiritual well-being.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the false prophecies, God's word through Jeremiah prevailed, demonstrating His sovereignty and faithfulness to His promises.<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/how_reconcile_jeremiah_28_with_other_prophets.htm">How do we reconcile Jeremiah's condemnation of Hananiah (Jeremiah 28) with other biblical texts where God tolerates or uses unexpected prophets to deliver messages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_hananiah's_short_exile_prophecy_be_trusted.htm">In Jeremiah 28:1-4, how can Hananiah's prophecy of a short Babylonian captivity be trusted given the historical evidence of a much longer exile?</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><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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Then the word of the Lord . . .</span>--The narrative suggests the thought of a time of silent suffering and of prayer, to which the "word of the Lord" came as an answer. And that word declared, keeping to the same symbolism as before, that all attempts at resistance to the power which was for the time the scourge, and therefore the servant, of Jehovah, would only end in <span class= "bld">a </span>more bitter and aggravated bondage. In the "iron yoke" we have an echo of <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm" title="Therefore shall you serve your enemies which the LORD shall send against you, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron on your neck, until he have destroyed you.">Deuteronomy 28:48</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 12-17.</span> - No long time after this the prophet is commissioned to tell the bitter truth more fully than he had done before, and to warn Hananiah of his coming punishment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/28-12.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">But shortly after</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֠חֲרֵי</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hananiah</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנַנְיָ֤ה</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">the prophet</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּבִיא֙</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">had broken</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁב֞וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the yoke</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמּוֹטָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mō·w·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4133.htm">Strong's 4133: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pole, an ox-bow, a yoke</span><br /><br /><span class="word">off</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעַ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[his] neck,</span><br /><span class="heb">צַוַּ֛אר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣaw·war)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6677.htm">Strong's 6677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The back of the neck</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jeremiah:</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְמְיָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·mə·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/28-12.htm">Jeremiah 28:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/28-12.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 28:12 Then the word of Yahweh came (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/28-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 28:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 28:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/28-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 28:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 28:13" /></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>