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Jeremiah 28:10-11

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

10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

11 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.

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Verse 10

Cross-references

Jeremiah 27:2 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 30:8 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 37:19 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the prophet הַנָּבִיא֙ H5030 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Hananiah חֲנַנְיָ֤ה H2608 Noun - proper - masculine singular took וַיִּקַּ֞ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the yoke הַמּוֹטָ֔ה H4133 Article | Noun - feminine singular off מֵעַ֕ל H5921 Preposition-m the neck צַוַּ֖אר H6677 Noun - masculine singular construct of Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֣ה H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular the prophet הַנָּבִ֑יא H5030 Article | Noun - masculine singular and broke it וַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵֽהוּ׃ H7665 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Jeremiah 28:15 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 18:22 Classic cross-references Proverbs 14:7 Classic cross-references

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And in the presence לְעֵינֵ֨י H5869 Preposition-l | Noun - cdc of all כָל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the people הָעָ֜ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular Hananiah חֲנַנְיָה֩ H2608 Noun - proper - masculine singular proclaimed וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular This is what כֹּה֮ H3541 Adverb - אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular the LORD יְהוָה֒ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says לֵאמֹ֗ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct In this way כָּ֣כָה H3602 Adverb within two years שְׁנָתַ֣יִם H8141 Noun - fd . . . יָמִ֔ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural I will break אֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר H7665 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the yoke עֹ֣ל׀ H5923 Noun - masculine singular construct of Nebuchadnezzar נְבֻֽכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר H5019 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶ֗ל H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular - בְּעוֹד֙ H5750 Preposition-b | Adverb off מֵעַ֕ל H5921 Preposition-m the neck צַוַּ֖אר H6677 Noun - masculine singular construct of all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the nations הַגּוֹיִ֑ם H1471 Article | Noun - masculine plural At this, Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֥ה H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular the prophet הַנָּבִ֖יא H5030 Article | Noun - masculine singular went וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular on his way לְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃פ H1870 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular

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