Jeremiah 28 · Verse 11

Jeremiah 28:11

And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
Jeremiah 28:11, King James Version

Jeremiah 28:11 in other translations

BSBAnd in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.
WEBHananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “The LORD says: ‘Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from off the neck of all the nations within two full years.’” Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd Hananiah speaketh before the eyes of all the people, saying, ‘Thus said Jehovah, Thus I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, within two years of days, from off the neck of all the nations;' and Jeremiah the prophet goeth on his way.
DARBYAnd Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: So will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon within two full years from off the neck of all the nations. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
BBEAnd before all the people Hananiah said, The Lord has said, Even so will I let the yoke of the king of Babylon be broken off the necks of all the nations in the space of two years. Then the prophet Jeremiah went away.
WebsterAnd Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

What does Jeremiah 28:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. neck of all nations--opposed to Jr 27:7.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 28:10-17

Hananiah is sentenced to die, and Jeremiah, when he has received direction from God, boldly tells him so; but not before he received that commission. Those have much to answer for, who tell sinners that they shall have peace, though they harden their hearts in contempt of God's word. The servant of God must be gentle to all men. He must give up even his right, and leave the Lord to plead his cause. Every attempt of…

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Jeremiah 28:11 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
חֲנַנְיָה֩cha.nan.YahHananiahH2608
לְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes ofH5869
כָל\־khol-allH3605
הָעָ֜םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
כֹּה֮kohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3068
כָּ֣כָהKa.khahthusH3602
אֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר'esh.BorI will breakH7665
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֹ֣ל\׀'ol[the] yoke ofH5923
נְבֻֽכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5019
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֗לba.VelBabylonH894
בְּעוֹד֙be.'Odin yetH5750
שְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimtwo yearsH8141
יָמִ֔יםya.MimdaysH3117
מֵעַ֕לme.'Al-from onH5921
צַוַּ֖ארtza.Var[the] neck ofH6677
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
וַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
יִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahJeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
לְדַרְכּֽוֹ\׃\ \פle.dar.Koto way hisH1870

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 28:11

  • Proverbs 14:7

    Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:22-23

    Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee. Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?

  • Jeremiah 29:9

    For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 14:14

    Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

  • Jeremiah 27:2-12

    Thus saith the Lord to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah; And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters; I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. …

  • 1 Kings 22:11-12

    And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king’s hand.

  • 1 Kings 22:6

    Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

  • 1 Kings 13:18

    He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

  • Jeremiah 28:2-4

    Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:10

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

  • Jeremiah 23:17

    They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

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Thus.
23:17; 29:9; 1Ki 13:18; 22:6,11,12; 2Ch 18:10,22,23; Pr 14:7
Eze 13:7
Even.
2-4; 27:2-12

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Context

  • Jeremiah 28:10

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

  • Jeremiah 28:11

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

  • Jeremiah 28:12

    Then the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

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Jeremiah 28:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y habló Hananías en presencia de todo el pueblo, diciendo: Así ha dicho Jehová: De esta manera quebraré el yugo de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, del cuello de todas las gentes dentro de dos años de días. Y fuése Jeremías su camino.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Hanania parla aux yeux de tout le peuple, disant: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Encore deux années, et je briserai ainsi le joug de Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, de dessus le cou de toutes les nations. Et Jérémie le prophète s’en alla son chemin.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Hananja redete vor den Augen alles Volkes und sprach: So spricht Jehova: Ebenso werde ich binnen zwei Jahren das Joch Nebukadnezars, des Königs von Babel, zerbrechen vom Halse aller Nationen. Und der Prophet Jeremia ging seines Weges.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait Hananias in conspectu omnis populi, dicens: Hæc dicit Dominus: Sic confringam jugum Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis, post duos annos dierum de collo omnium gentium.