Focused Passage

Jeremiah 28:5-9

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

5Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD.

6“Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.

7Nevertheless, listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.

8The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.

9As for the prophet who prophesies peace, only if the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the LORD has truly sent.”

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Verse 5

Cross-references

Jeremiah 28:1Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאH5030Article | Noun - masculine singularJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הH3414Noun - proper - masculine singularrepliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאH5030Article | Noun - masculine singularHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הH2608Noun - proper - masculine singularin the presenceלְעֵינֵ֤יH5869Preposition-l | Noun - cdcof the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙H3548Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .וּלְעֵינֵ֣יH5869Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - cdcand allכָל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָ֔םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularwho were standingהָעֹמְדִ֖יםH5975Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralin the houseבְּבֵ֥יתH1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Psalms 41:13Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:16Classic cross-references 1 Kings 1:36Classic cross-references Jeremiah 11:5Classic cross-references Psalms 72:19Classic cross-references

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Amenאָמֵ֕ןH543Adverb-הַנָּבִ֔יאH5030Article | Noun - masculine singularJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הH3414Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularMay the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardoיַעֲשֶׂ֣הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularsoכֵּ֖ןH3651AdverbMay the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerfulfillיָקֵ֤םH6965Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularthe wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָH1697Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeyou have prophesiedנִבֵּ֗אתָH5012Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singularand may He restoreלְהָשִׁ֞יבH7725Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructthe articlesכְּלֵ֤יH3627Noun - masculine plural constructof [His]יְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhouseבֵית־H1004Noun - masculine singular constructand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הH1473Article | Noun - feminine singularbackאֶל־H413Prepositionto thisהַזֶּֽה׃H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםH4725Article | Noun - masculine singularfrom Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לH894Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

1 Kings 22:28Classic cross-references

Original words

Neverthelessאַךְ־H389Adverblistenשְׁמַֽע־H8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularnowנָא֙H4994Interjectionto thisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativemessageהַדָּבָ֣רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singularIאָנֹכִ֖יH595Pronoun - first person common singularam speakingדֹּבֵ֣רH1696Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin your hearingבְּאָזְנֶ֑יךָH241Preposition | Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine singularand in the hearingוּבְאָזְנֵ֖יH241Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - feminine dual constructof allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָֽם׃H5971Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

1 Kings 17:1Classic cross-references 1 Kings 22:8Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 4:26Classic cross-references 1 Kings 14:7Classic cross-references 1 Kings 21:18Classic cross-references

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The prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםH5030Article | Noun - masculine pluralof oldהָֽעוֹלָ֑םH5769Article | Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeprecededהָי֧וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural. . .לְפָנַ֛יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularyouמִן־H4480Prepositionand meוּלְפָנֶ֖יךָH6440Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singularprophesiedוַיִּנָּ֨בְא֜וּH5012Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralwarלְמִלְחָמָ֖הH4421Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singulardisasterוּלְרָעָ֥הH7451Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singularand plagueוּלְדָֽבֶר׃H1698Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularagainstאֶל־H413Prepositionmanyרַבּוֹת֙H7227Adjective - feminine plural. . .וְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionlandsאֲרָצ֤וֹתH776Noun - feminine pluraland greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתH1419Adjective - feminine pluralkingdomsמַמְלָכ֣וֹתH4467Noun - feminine plural

Verse 9

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 18:22Classic cross-references Ezekiel 33:33Classic cross-references Jeremiah 6:14Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 13:2Classic cross-references Ezekiel 13:10Classic cross-references

Original words

As for the prophetהַנָּבִ֕יאH5030Article | Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeprophesiesיִנָּבֵ֖אH5012Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםH7965Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularonly if the wordדְּבַ֣רH1697Noun - masculine singular constructof the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאH5030Article | Noun - masculine singularcomes trueבְּבֹא֙H935Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructwill the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאH5030Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativebe recognizedיִוָּדַע֙H3045Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularas one the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas trulyבֶּאֱמֶֽת׃H571Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularsentשְׁלָח֥וֹH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular

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