Jeremiah 28:4
in Jeremiah 28And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
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This verse in Jeremiah 28
Commentary
6 notes on this verse(Vers. 3, 4.) What Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, brought from this place, he also brought to Babylon. And I will bring back Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon, to this place, declares the Lord. For I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. Regarding these matters, the LXX translated: Jehoiachin and the exiles of Judah, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon, summarizing the meaning of the Hebrew truth rather than giving word-for-word translations.
This site's exposition
I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon
on Jeremiah 28:2-4
Hananiah takes up Jeremiah's own picture and inverts it, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon, promising the vessels' return and Jeconiah's release with all the captives within two full years. The claim directly contradicts what Jeremiah had just said in the previous chapter, that the remaining vessels would go to Babylon and stay until the Lord visits them, no date given. Hananiah's message is more attractive precisely because it is nearer and more specific, a fixed two years against Jeremiah's undated word, which the commentators mark as the shape every false comfort tends to take.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Now, upon the reading of this sham prophecy, and comparing it with the messages that God sent by the true prophets, we may observe what a vast difference there is between them. Here is nothing of the spirit and life, the majesty of style and sublimity of expression, that appear in the discourses of God's prophets, nothing of that divine flame and flatus.
And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Jeconiah - Zedekiah not being popular, the people would have preferred the young king, who had not reigned long enough to make enemies. Probably also Zedekiah had started for Babylon Jer 51:59.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Jeconiah--not necessarily implying that Hananiah wished Zedekiah to be superseded by Jeconiah. The main point intended was that the restoration from Babylon should be complete. But, doubtless, the false prophet foretold Jeconiah's return (2Ki 24:12-15), to ingratiate himself with the populace, with whom Jeconiah was a favorite (see on Jer 22:24).
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְכָנְיָ֣ה | yekhaneyah | Jeconiah | H3204 → | 7 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים | yehoyakim | Jehoiakim | H3079 → | 37 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְ֠הוּדָה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| גָּל֨וּת | galut | [the] exile[s] of | H1546 → | 15 times |
| יְהוּדָ֜ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| הַבָּאִ֣ים | habaim | who went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בָּבֶ֗לָה | bavelah | Babylon towards | H894 → | 262 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| מֵשִׁ֛יב | meshiv | [will] bring back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמָּק֥וֹם | hamakom | the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֶשְׁבֹּ֔ר | ʾeshbor | I will break | H7665 → | 147 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֹ֖ל | ʾol | [the] yoke of | H5923 → | 40 times |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּבֶֽל׃ | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
יְכָנְיָ֣הJeconiah
yekhaneyahH3204 →7 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹיָקִ֣יםJehoiakim
yehoyakimH3079 →37 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
יְ֠הוּדָהJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
גָּל֨וּת[the] exile[s] of
galutH1546 →15 times
יְהוּדָ֜הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
הַבָּאִ֣יםwho went
habaimH935 →2568 times
בָּבֶ֗לָהBabylon towards
bavelahH894 →262 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
מֵשִׁ֛יב[will] bring back
meshivH7725 →1056 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמָּק֥וֹםthe place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
הַזֶּ֖ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּ֣יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֶשְׁבֹּ֔רI will break
ʾeshborH7665 →147 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עֹ֖ל[the] yoke of
ʾolH5923 →40 times
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
בָּבֶֽל׃Babylon
bavelH894 →262 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 30:8On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.
it leads to
- Nahum 1:13
For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”
- Ezekiel 34:27
The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when…
- Isaiah 9:4
For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
- Nahum 1:13
Through
Jeremiah 24:1After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 29:2
(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)
- 2 Chronicles 36:10
In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and…
- Jeremiah 29:2
Through
Jeremiah 22:24“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 37:1
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.
- 1 Chronicles 3:16
The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.
- Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest…
- Jeremiah 37:1
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
