Focused Passage

Jeremiah 28:1-4

Hananiah Breaks the Yoke and the LORD Exposes False Peace

The chapter moves from Hananiah's public promise of quick deliverance, to Jeremiah's cautious test of peace prophecy, to Hananiah's symbolic breaking of the wooden yoke, to the LORD's counterword of iron yokes, and finally to Hananiah's death as judgment for lying rebellion.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:

2 “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

3 Within two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon.

4 And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 18:22 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 27:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 27:12 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 3:8 Classic cross-references Hosea 7:3 Classic cross-references

Original words

In the fifth הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י H2549 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular month בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ H2320 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular - וַיְהִ֣י׀ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular of that same הַהִ֗יא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular year בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה H8141 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular the fourth הָֽרְבִעִ֔ית H7243 Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular year בִּשְׁנַת H8141 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular near the beginning בְּרֵאשִׁית֙ H7225 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of the reign מַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙ H4467 Noun - feminine singular construct of King מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּ֣ה H6667 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular the prophet הַנָּבִ֜יא H5030 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative Hananiah חֲנַנְיָה֩ H2608 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Azzur עַזּ֨וּר H5809 Noun - proper - masculine singular who was from Gibeon מִגִּבְעוֹן֙ H1391 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular said אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to me אֵלַ֡י H413 Preposition | first person common singular in the house בְּבֵ֣ית H1004 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular in the presence לְעֵינֵ֧י H5869 Preposition-l | Noun - cdc of the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct the people הָעָ֖ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular - לֵאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 2

Cross-references

Jeremiah 28:4 Classic cross-references Micah 2:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

This is what כֹּֽה־ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֧ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular of Hosts צְבָא֛וֹת H6635 Noun - common plural the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct says אָמַ֞ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular I have broken שָׁבַ֞רְתִּי H7665 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the yoke עֹ֖ל H5923 Noun - masculine singular construct of the king מֶ֥לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶֽל׃ H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Jeremiah 27:16 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 24:13 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 36:10 Classic cross-references Daniel 1:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

- בְּע֣וֹד׀ H5750 Preposition-b | Adverb Within two years שְׁנָתַ֣יִם H8141 Noun - fd . . . יָמִ֗ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural I אֲנִ֤י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular will restore מֵשִׁיב֙ H7725 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition this הַזֶּ֔ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular - אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker place הַמָּק֣וֹם H4725 Article | Noun - masculine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the articles כְּלֵ֖י H3627 Noun - masculine plural construct of the house בֵּ֣ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדנֶאצַּ֤ר H5019 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶל֙ H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular removed לָקַ֜ח H3947 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition . . . הַמָּק֣וֹם H4725 Article | Noun - masculine singular here הַזֶּ֔ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular and carried וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural to Babylon בָּבֶֽל׃ H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

Jeremiah 22:24 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 25:27 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 24:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 28:2 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

And וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker I אֲנִ֥י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular will restore מֵשִׁ֛יב H7725 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition this הַזֶּ֖ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular place הַמָּק֥וֹם H4725 Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeconiah יְכָנְיָ֣ה H3204 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Jehoiakim יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים H3079 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְ֠הוּדָה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular along with וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Preposition all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the exiles גָּל֨וּת H1546 Noun - feminine singular construct from Judah יְהוּדָ֜ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular who went הַבָּאִ֣ים H935 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural to Babylon בָּבֶ֗לָה H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular for כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction I will break אֶשְׁבֹּ֔ר H7665 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the yoke עֹ֖ל H5923 Noun - masculine singular construct of the king מֶ֥לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶֽל׃ H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

Jeconiah is a variant of Jehoiachin; see 2 Kings 24:12.

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