Jeremiah 28 · Verse 13

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.
Jeremiah 28:13, King James Version

Jeremiah 28:13 in other translations

BSB“Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’
WEB“Go, and tell Hananiah, saying, ‘The LORD says, “You have broken the bars of wood, but you have made in their place bars of iron.”
ASVGo, and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou hast broken the bars of wood; but thou hast made in their stead bars of iron.
YLT‘Go, and thou hast spoken unto Hananiah, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Yokes of wood thou hast broken, and I have made instead of them yokes of iron;
DARBYGo and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou hast broken the yokes of wood, and thou hast made in their place yokes of iron.
BBEGo and say to Hananiah, This is what the Lord has said: Yokes of wood have been broken by you, but in their place I will make yokes of iron.
WebsterGo and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.

What does Jeremiah 28:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. Thou hast broken ... wood ... thou shalt make ... iron--Not here, "Thou hast broken ... wood," and "I will make ... iron" (compare Jr 28:16). The same false prophets who, by urging the Jews to rebel, had caused them to throw off the then comparatively easy yoke of Babylon, thereby brought on them a more severe yoke imposed by that city. "Yokes of iron," alluding to De 28:48. It is better to take up a light cross in our way, than to pull a heavier on our own heads. We may escape destroying providences by submitting to humbling providences. So, spiritually, contrast the "easy yoke" of Christ with the "yoke of bondage" of the law (Ac 15:10; Ga 5:1).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Yokes of iron - Instead of Nebuchadnezzar's yoke being broken, this captivity shall be more severe than the preceding. All these nations shall have a yoke of iron on their neck. He shall subdue them and take all their property, even the beasts of the field.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 28:13 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.

הָלוֹךְ֩ha.loKhgoH1980
וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חֲנַנְיָ֜הcha.nan.YahHananiahH2608
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מוֹטֹ֥תmo.Totyoke-bars ofH4133
עֵ֖ץ'etzwoodH6086
שָׁבָ֑רְתָּsha.Va.re.tayou have brokenH7665
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will makeH6213
תַחְתֵּיהֶ֖ןtach.tei.Henin place of themH8478
מֹט֥וֹתmo.Totyoke-bars ofH4133
בַּרְזֶֽל\׃bar.ZelironH1270

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 28:13

  • Psalms 149:8

    To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;

  • Lamentations 2:14

    Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

  • Jeremiah 27:15

    For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou hast.
27:15; Ps 149:8; La 2:14
thou shalt.By encouraging an unavailing resistance to Nebuchadnezzar.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 28:14

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.

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Jeremiah 28:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ve, y habla á Hananías, diciendo: Así ha dicho Jehová: Yugos de madera quebraste, mas en vez de ellos harás yugos de hierro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Va, et parle à Hanania, disant: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Tu as brisé les jougs de bois, et tu as fait à leur place des jougs de fer.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Geh und sprich zu Hananja und sage: So spricht Jehova: Hölzerne Jochstäbe hast du zerbrochen, aber an ihrer Statt eiserne Jochstäbe gemacht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vade, et dices Hananiæ: Hæc dicit Dominus: Catenas ligneas contrivisti, et facies pro eis catenas ferreas.