Jeremiah 28 · Verse 12

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,
Jeremiah 28:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 28:12 in other translations

BSBBut shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
WEBThen the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
ASVThen the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah after the breaking, by Hananiah the prophet, of the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
DARBYAnd the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, after that the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
BBEThen after the yoke had been broken off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah by Hananiah the prophet, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,
WebsterThen the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

What does Jeremiah 28:12 mean?

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 28:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand it cameH1961
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יִרְמְיָ֑הyir.me.YahJeremiahH3414
אַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiafterH310
שְׁב֞וֹרshe.VorbrokeH7665
חֲנַנְיָ֤הcha.nan.YahHananiahH2608
הַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמּוֹטָ֔הha.mo.Tahthe yoke-barH4133
מֵעַ֗לme.'Alfrom onH5921
צַוַּ֛ארtza.Var[the] neck ofH6677
יִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahJeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 28:12

  • Jeremiah 1:2

    To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

  • 2 Kings 20:4

    And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

  • 1 Chronicles 17:3

    And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

  • Jeremiah 29:30

    Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,

  • Daniel 9:2

    In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

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1:2; 29:30; 2Ki 20:4; 1Ch 17:3; Da 9:2

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Context

  • 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,

  • Jeremiah 28:13

    Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.

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Jeremiah 28:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y después que Hananías profeta quebró el yugo del cuello de Jeremías profeta, fué palabra de Jehová á Jeremías, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la parole de l’ Éternel vint à Jérémie, après que Hanania le prophète eut brisé le joug de dessus le cou de Jérémie le prophète, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Wort Jehovas geschah zu Jeremia, nachdem der Prophet Hananja die Jochstäbe vom Halse des Propheten Jeremia zerbrochen hatte, also:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et abiit Jeremias propheta in viam suam. Et factum est verbum Domini ad Jeremiam, postquam confregit Hananias propheta catenam de collo Jeremiæ prophetæ, dicens: