Jeremiah 28:14

14 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put upon the neck of all these nations ¹an iron yoke to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, ²and they shall serve him, ³for I have given to him even the beasts of the field. ’”

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 the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke-bars from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:

13 “Go, tell Hananiah, ‘Thus says the Lord: You have broken wooden bars, but you have made in their place bars of iron.

14 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put upon the neck of all these nations an iron yoke to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they shall serve him, for I have given to him even the beasts of the field. ’”

15 And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.

16 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have uttered rebellion against the Lord. ’”

Cross References

• 1. 28:14 Deut. 28:48
• 2. 28:14 [ch. 25:11]
• 3. 28:14 See ch. 27:6