Jeremias 28:14

14 For the Lord has sworn by his arm, I will fill thee with men as with locusts; and they that come down shall cry against thee.

Jeremias 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.

Jeremias 28:14 In-Context

12 Lift up a standard on the walls of Babylon, prepare the quivers, rouse the guards, prepare the weapons: for the Lord has taken in hand, and will execute what he has spoken against the inhabitants of Babylon,

13 dwelling on many waters, and amidst the abundance of her treasures; thine end is come verily into thy bowels.

14 For the Lord has sworn by his arm, I will fill thee with men as with locusts; and they that come down shall cry against thee.

15 The Lord made the earth by his power, preparing the world by his wisdom, by his understanding he stretched out the heaven.

16 At voice he makes a sound of water in the heaven, and brings up clouds from the extremity of the earth; he makes lightnings for rain, and brings light out of his treasures.