Jeremiah 28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:7

Nevertheless, hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears ,.... Though this would be very acceptable to me, and I should be glad to have it fulfilled; yet carefully attend to what I am about to say, it being what greatly concerns thee to observe, as well as all present to listen to: and therefore it is added, and in the ears of all the people ; that stood round to hear the conversation that passed between the two prophets. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:8

The prophets that have been before me, and before thee of old ,.... Such as Isaiah, Hoses, Joel, Amos, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, and others: these prophesied both against many countries and against great kingdoms ; as Egypt, Babylon, Syria, Ethiopia, Moab, &c.; as Isaiah particularly did: of war, and of evil, and of pestilence ; by evil some think is meant famine, because that usually goes along with the other mentioned, and there being but one letter in which the words... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:9

The prophet which prophesieth of peace ,.... Of prosperity, of good things, as Hananiah did, and which are always acceptable to men; and such a prophet is agreeable to them: when the word of the Lord shall come to pass ; when the prophecy of good things, which he delivers in the name of the Lord, shall be filled: then shall the prophet be known that the Lord hath truly sent him ; and not till then; it is the event that must make it manifest: in the other case it may be in a good... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:10

Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck ,.... Which he wore as a symbol of the subjection of Judea, and other nations, to the king of Babylon: an impudent and insolent action this was, to take the prophet's yoke from his neck; and the more so, as it was by the command of God that he made it, and wore it: and brake it ; being made of wood, as it afterwards appears, and so might easily be broken. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:11

And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people ,.... Explaining to them his meaning, in taking the yoke, and breaking it: saying, thus saith the Lord ; wickedly making use of the Lord's name, to give countenance to his words and actions: even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations, within the space of two full years ; the time he had fixed for the bringing back of the vessels of the sanctuary, Jeremiah 28:3 ; and the prophet... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:12

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet ,.... When in his own house or apartment, to which he retired; and this came to him either in a vision or dream, or by some articulate voice, or by an impulse upon his spirit, directing him what to say to the false prophet: after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the Prophet Jeremiah : how long afterwards is not known, perhaps the same day; or, however, it is certain it was in the same year, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:13

Go and tell Hananiah, saying, thus saith the Lord ,.... Whose name he had abused; whose prophet he had ill treated; and whose prophecies he had contradicted, and the symbols of them had contumeliously used: thou hast broken the yokes of wood : or, "bonds", or "the thongs" F17 מוטת עץ "lora lignea", Junius & Tremellius. ; with which the yokes of wood were bound and fastened, as Kimchi interprets it: but thou shall make for them yokes of iron ; not Hananiah, but Jeremiah;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:15

Then said Jeremiah the prophet unto Hananiah the prophet ,.... The false prophet, as he is again called by the Targum, and in the Syriac version; where he went to him, and met with him, whether in the temple or elsewhere, is not mentioned; very probably in some public place, that there might be witnesses of what was said; for it was for the conviction of others, as well as for his own confusion, the following things are observed: hear now, Hananiah, the Lord hath not sent thee ; though... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 28:16

Therefore thus saith the Lord ,.... Because of this heinous offence, in lying in the name of the Lord, and deceiving the people: behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth ; with the utmost indignation and abhorrence, as not worthy to live upon it: it signifies that he should die, and that not a natural, but violent death, by the immediate hand of God, by some judgment upon him; and so be by force taken off the earth, and buried in it, and be no more seen on it: this year... read more

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