Jeremiah 28:2

Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 28

“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.”Jeremiah 28:2

What Does Jeremiah 28:2 Mean?

Jeremiah 28:2 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 28, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (15)

These passages are connected to Jeremiah 28:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 3:5“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”Jeremiah 28:4“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.”Micah 2:11“If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.”1 Samuel 18:10“And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.”1 Kings 22:11“And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.”2 Chronicles 18:10“And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.”Proverbs 27:14“He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.”Jeremiah 14:13“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.”Jeremiah 27:2“Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,”Jeremiah 28:10“Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.”Ezekiel 13:5“Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.”Ezekiel 13:6“They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.”Ezekiel 22:28“And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.”Micah 3:11“The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.”Jeremiah 28:11“And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; 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. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.”

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