Jeremiah 28:4

4 'I am 1also going to bring back to this place 2Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the 3exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,' declares the LORD, 'for I will break the 4yoke of the king of Babylon.' "

Jeremiah 28:4 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 28:4

And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of
Jehoiakim king of Judah
This he knew would please the people, who looked upon Zedekiah only as a deputy of the king of Babylon, and not properly their king; but Jeconiah, as he is here called; and he knew that Zedekiah dared not resent this, but was obliged to feigned a desire of Jeconiah's return, though otherwise not agreeable to him: with all the captives of Judah that went into Babylon, saith the Lord;
the princes, officers, and others, that should be living at the time fixed: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon;
weaken his power over other nations, and particularly deliver the king of Judah from his bondage, and from subjection to him.

Jeremiah 28:4 In-Context

2 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, 'I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
3 'Within two years I am going to bring back to this place all the vessels of the LORD'S house, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.
4 'I am also going to bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,' declares the LORD , 'for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.' "
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD ,
6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen! May the LORD do so; may the LORD confirm your words which you have prophesied to bring back the vessels of the LORD'S house and all the exiles, from Babylon to this place.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Jeremiah 22:26, 27
  • 2. 2 Kings 25:27; Jeremiah 22:24; Jeremiah 24:1
  • 3. Jeremiah 22:10
  • 4. Jeremiah 27:8
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