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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַר֩ 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֨ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hosts	צְבָא֜וֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
put	נָתַ֜תִּי na.Ta.ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
yoke	עֹ֣ל 'ol	H5923	a yoke (as imposed on the neck) · noun, common masculine singular construct
iron	בַּרְזֶ֡ל bar.Zel	H1270	iron (as cutting) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
neck	צַוַּ֣אר tza.Var	H6677	the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are boun… · noun, common masculine singular construct
nations	הַגּוֹיִ֣ם ha.go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
serve	לַעֲבֹ֛ד la.'a.Vod	H5647	to work (in any sense) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר ne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar	H5019	Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
serve	וַעֲבָדֻ֑הוּ va.'a.va.Du.hu	H5647	to work (in any sense) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
given	נָתַ֥תִּי na.Ta.ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
beasts	חַיַּ֥ת chai.Yat	H2416	alive · noun, common feminine singular construct
field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה ha.sa.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 28:48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of…
Jeremiah 27:6-7 And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I giv…
Deuteronomy 4:20 But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye…
Isaiah 14:4-6 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Jeremiah 25:9-26 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bri…
Jeremiah 27:4 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;
Jeremiah 40:4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, c…
Daniel 2:38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 28:10–end

We have here an instance, I. Of the insolence of the false prophet. To complete the affront he designed Jeremiah, he took the yoke from off his neck which he carried as a memorial of what he had prophesied concerning the enslaving of the nations to Nebuchadnezzar, and he broke it, that he might give a sign of the accomplishment of this prophecy, as Jeremiah had given of his, and might seem to have conquered him, and to have defeated the intention of his prophecy. See how the lying spirit, in the mouth of this false prophet, mimics the language of the Spirit of truth: Thus saith the Lord, So will I break the yoke of the king of Babylon, not only from the neck of this nation, but from the neck…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 28:14

I have put--Though Hananiah and those like him were secondary instruments in bringing the iron yoke on Judea, God was the great First Cause (Jer 27:4-7).

John Gill on Jeremiah 28:14

For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,.... Under which titles he is often spoken of; and which he uses, when he delivered anything to his prophets to declare in his name to others: I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations: mentioned in Jeremiah 27:3; that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they shall serve him; directly contrary to what Hananiah had prophesied, Jeremiah 28:11; that his yoke should be broke off from them; but instead of that, it should become heavier unto them, and they should be obliged to serve him, whether they would or not; and refusing to pay tribute to him, should be carried captive by him, as had been foretold: and I…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 28:14

Jeremiah 28:14 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. 14. Quoniam sic dicit Jehova exercituum, Deus Israel, jugum ferreum imposui super collum omnium gentium istorum, ut serviant Nevuchadnezer, regi Babylonis, et servient ei, atque etiam bestiam agri dedi illi. It would have been a vain spectacle, had Jeremiah brought only his iron band around his neck; but when he added an explanation of the symbol, he no doubt prevailed on many to believe his prophecy, and rendered those inexcusabl…

Dictionary and topics

Babylon · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning
Iron · Yokes — Yokes
Lamentations · Of EzekielEze 19; — Of EzekielEze 19;
Man · DOMINION OF — DOMINION OF

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 28:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 28:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 28:14

John Gill on Jeremiah 28:14

John Calvin on Jeremiah 28:14

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 28:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 28:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 28:14

John Gill on Jeremiah 28:14

John Calvin on Jeremiah 28:14

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 28:12–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 28:12-14

Rashi on Jeremiah 28:14