Jeremiah 28:14

14 The LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: I will put iron yokes on the necks of all these nations, and they will serve Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar; even the wild animals will be subject to him!

Jeremiah 28:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 28:14

For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel
Under which titles he is often spoken of; and which he uses, when he delivered anything to his prophets to declare in his name to others: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations:
mentioned in ( Jeremiah 27:3 ) ; that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they shall
serve him;
directly contrary to what Hananiah had prophesied, ( Jeremiah 28:11 ) ; that his yoke should be broke off from them; but instead of that, it should become heavier unto them, and they should be obliged to serve him, whether they would or not; and refusing to pay tribute to him, should be carried captive by him, as had been foretold: and I have given him the beasts of the field also;
as he had said he would, ( Jeremiah 27:6 ) ; and which is repeated, to show that the whole would be punctually fulfilled; that not only those nations, the men, the inhabitants of them, would be delivered to him; but even the very cattle, and all that belonged to them.

Jeremiah 28:14 In-Context

12 Sometime after Hananiah had broken the yoke that was on Jeremiah's neck, the LORD told him:

13 Go, say to Hananiah, The LORD proclaims: You have broken a wooden yoke, but I will replace it with an iron one.

14 The LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: I will put iron yokes on the necks of all these nations, and they will serve Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar; even the wild animals will be subject to him!

15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah: "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD hasn't sent you. All you are doing is persuading these people to believe a lie.

16 Therefore, the LORD proclaims: I'm going to send you somewhere—right off the face of the earth! Before the year ends, you will die since you have incited rebellion against the LORD."