Jeremiah 28 · Verse 4

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 into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:4, King James Version

Jeremiah 28:4 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.’”
WEBI will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, who went to Babylon,’ says the LORD; ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”
ASVand 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.
YLTAnd Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the removed of Judah, who are entering Babylon, I am bringing back unto this place--an affirmation of Jehovah; for I do break the yoke of the king of Babylon.'
DARBYand I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, the 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.
BBEAnd I will let Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, come back to this place, with all the prisoners of Judah who went to Babylon, says the Lord: for I will have the yoke of the king of Babylon broken.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Jeremiah 28:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. bring again ... Jeconiah--not necessarily implying that Hananiah wished Zedekiah to be superseded by Jeconiah.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 Jr 22:24).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 28:1-9

A false prophet opposes Jeremiah. (Jr 28:1-9) The false prophet warned of his approaching death. (Jr 28:10-17) Verses 1-9 Hananiah spoke a false prophecy. Here is not a word of good counsel urging the Jews to repent and return to God. He promises temporal mercies, in God's name, but makes no mention of the spiritual mercies which God always promised with earthly blessings. This was not the first time Jeremiah had…

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Jeremiah 28:4 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.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
יְכָנְיָ֣הye.kha.ne.YahJeconiahH3204
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
יְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimJehoiakimH3079
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahJudahH3063
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
גָּל֨וּתga.Lut[the] exile[s] ofH1546
יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
הַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'Imwho wentH935
בָּבֶ֗לָהba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
מֵשִׁ֛יבme.Shiv[will] bring backH7725
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
אֶשְׁבֹּ֔ר'esh.BorI will breakH7665
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֹ֖ל'ol[the] yoke ofH5923
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶֽל\׃ba.VelBabylonH894

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 28:4

  • Jeremiah 22:24

    As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

  • Jeremiah 24:1

    The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

  • 2 Kings 25:27-30

    And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.

  • Jeremiah 28:2

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

  • Jeremiah 24:5

    Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.

  • Jeremiah 52:31-34

    And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life. And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

  • Jeremiah 2:20

    For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

  • Isaiah 9:4

    For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

  • Nahum 1:13

    For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.

  • Genesis 27:40

    And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

  • Jeremiah 28:10

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

  • Jeremiah 22:26-28

    And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die. But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return. Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will bring.This was doubtless grateful news to the people, who looked upon Zedekiah only as Nebuchadnezzar's deputy. Hananiah seems to have been more desirous of popular than regal favour; for this prediction could not be altogether agreeable to Zedekiah. But he was evidently a weak as well as a wicked prince, and very generally despised.
Jeconiah.
22:24,28
Coniah
24:1; 52:31-34; 2Ki 25:27-30
Jehoiachin. captives. Heb. captivity.
24:5; *marg:
I will break.
2,10; 2:20; 30:8; Ge 27:40; Isa 9:4; Na 1:13

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Context

  • Jeremiah 28:3

    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:

  • 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 into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 28:5

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord,

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Jeremiah 28:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y yo tornaré á este lugar á Jechônías hijo de Joacim, rey de Judá, y á todos los trasportados de Judá que entraron en Babilonia, dice Jehová; porque yo quebrantaré el yugo del rey de Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Jéconias, fils de Jehoïakim, roi de Juda, et tous les transportés de Juda qui sont allés à Babylone, je les ramènerai dans ce lieu, dit l’ Éternel; car je briserai le joug du roi de Babylone.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jekonja, den Sohn Jojakims, den König von Juda, und alle Weggeführten von Juda, die nach Babel gekommen sind, werde ich an diesen Ort zurückbringen, spricht Jehova; denn ich werde das Joch des Königs von Babel zerbrechen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et Jechoniam filium Joakim regem Juda, et omnem transmigrationem Juda, qui ingressi sunt in Babylonem, ego convertam ad locum istum, ait Dominus: conteram enim jugum regis Babylonis.