Jeremiah 28:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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,

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then the LORD spoke to the prophet Jeremiah after the prophet Hananiah had broken the wooden yoke off Jeremiah's neck, saying,

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is speaking to Jeremiah right after another prophet named Hananiah broke the symbolic wooden yoke that Jeremiah had been wearing.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during a dramatic confrontation between two prophets in Jerusalem around 594 BC. Jeremiah had been wearing a wooden yoke as a symbol of God's message that Judah should submit to Babylonian rule, while Hananiah falsely prophesied that God would break Babylon's power within two years. Hananiah's breaking of Jeremiah's yoke was meant to dramatically contradict Jeremiah's message before the priests and people in the temple.

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