Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Parallel translations
- KJV 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,
- BSB But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
- NKJV Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
- NASB Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
- NLT Soon after this confrontation with Hananiah, the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah:
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Quick answer
After Hananiah's act, God's word comes to Jeremiah with a response. The Lord Himself now answers the false prophet.
Overview
Jeremiah did not need to invent a rebuttal; he waited, and God supplied the word. This confirms that true prophecy flows from divine revelation, not human reaction. The Lord vindicates His servant in His own timing and way. It models the believer's call to entrust vindication to God rather than seizing it for oneself (Romans 12:19).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jer 1:2Yahweh’s word came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
- 1 Chr 17:3That same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
- 2 Kgs 20:4Before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, Yahweh’s word came to him, saying,
- Dan 9:2in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years about which Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years.
- Jer 29:30Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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