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Jeremiah 28:10

What does Jeremiah 28:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 28:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and it was broken by his hands.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Hananiah the prophet taketh the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, and breaketh it,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Hananias the prophet took the chain from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, and broke it.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the prophet Hananiah took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and broke it.

Context

v.9The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that Jehovah hath truly sent him.

v.10This passage

v.11And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon within two full years from off the neck of all the nations. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 28:4

    and I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went to Babylon, saith Jehovah; for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 27:2

    Thus saith Jehovah to me: Make thee bonds and bars, and put them upon thy neck;

  • Jeremiah 28:2

    Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

  • 1 Kings 22:24

    Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak unto thee?

  • 1 Kings 22:11

    And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until they be consumed.

  • Malachi 3:13

    Your words have been stout against me, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, What have we spoken against thee?

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