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Jeremiah 28

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 28 of 52

1 And it happened in that year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, of Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of Jehovah, for the eyes of the priests and all the people, saying,

2 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

3 Within two years I will bring back into this place all the vessels of the house of Jehovah which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and brought them to Babylon.

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Chapter Summary

Hananiah prophesies the return of the vessels. Jeremiah shows that the event will declare who are true prophets. He tells of an iron yoke.

Key Hebrew Words

נְאֻם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
יְהוּדָ֔ה Judah H3063 · TWOT 850c
כְּלֵ֖י article H3627 · TWOT 982g
שָֽׁקֶר deception H8267 · TWOT 2461a
סָרָ֥ה turning aside H5627 · TWOT 1480a

People & Context

Hananiah's False Prophecy

The false prophet Hananiah claims God will break the yoke of Babylon within two years and return the exiles and vessels. He takes the wooden yoke off …

The Iron Yoke and Hananiah's Death

God tells Jeremiah that iron yokes will replace the wooden ones for the nations serving Babylon. Jeremiah tells Hananiah he will die that year for tea…

Timeline

Hananiah's False Prophecy

The false prophet Hananiah claims God will break the yoke of Babylon within two years and return the exiles and vessels. He takes the wooden yoke off Jeremiah's neck and breaks it.

Jeremiah 28:1-11
The Iron Yoke and Hananiah's Death

God tells Jeremiah that iron yokes will replace the wooden ones for the nations serving Babylon. Jeremiah tells Hananiah he will die that year for teaching rebellion. Hananiah dies in the seventh month.

Jeremiah 28:12-17

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