Jeremiah 28:4

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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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Interpretation

Hananiah spoke a false prophecy. Here is not a word of good counsel urging the Jews to repent and return to God.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 28:1-4.

Jeremiah 28:1 Jeremiah 28:2 Jeremiah 28:3 Jeremiah 28:4

Glossary

Babylon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
Jehoiakim Person: He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B. C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q. v. ).