Jeremiah 28:10-12

10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the ¹yoke-bars from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke them.

11 And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, ²"Thus says the LORD: ³Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of ⁴all the nations within two years." But Jeremiah the prophet went his way.

12 Sometime after the prophet ⁵Hananiah had broken the yoke-bars from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 28:10-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 28

Thus chapter relates a false prophecy of Hananiah, who broke off the yoke from Jeremiah; but in return the people are threatened with an iron yoke, and he with death; which came to pass. The time, place, and substance of his prophecy, are in Jer 28:1-4; Jeremiah's answer to it, Jer 28:5-9; Hananiah breaks Jeremiah's yoke, and explains the meaning of it to the people, Jer 28:10,11; Jeremiah prophesies that iron yokes should be given instead of wooden ones, Jer 28:12-14; and foretells the death of the false prophet, Jer 28:15-17.

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 27:2
• 2. [1 Kings 22:11]
• 3. ver. 2, 3
• 4. Jeremiah 27:7
• 5. ver. 1, 10