1 Hananiah prophesies falsely the return of the vessels, and of Jeconiah.
5 Jeremiah, wishing it to be true, shews that the event will declare the true prophets.
10 Hananiah breaks Jeremiah's yoke.
12 Jeremiah tells of an iron yoke;
15 and foretells Hananiah's death.

the same. 27:1

Hananiah. 11 36:12 37:13

the prophet. 23:28 Isa 9:15 Zec 13:2-4

2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

I. 27:2-12 Eze 13:5-16 Mic 3:11

3 Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:

two full years. Heb. two years of days. Ge 47:9,28 Ps 90:10

all the. 27:16-22

that. 2Ki 24:13 2Ch 36:10 Da 1:2

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.

I will bring. This was doubtless grateful news to the people, who looked upon Zedekiah only as Nebuchadnezzar's deputy. Hananiah seems to have been more desirous of popular than regal favour; for this prediction could not be altogether agreeable to Zedekiah. But he was evidently a weak as well as a wicked prince, and very generally despised.

Jeconiah. 22:24,28

Coniah 24:1 52:31-34 2Ki 25:27-30

Jehoiachin. captives. Heb. captivity. 24:5

I will break. 2,10 2:20 30:8 Ge 27:40 Isa 9:4 Na 1:13

5 Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,

the house. 1 7:2 19:14 26:2

6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.

Amen. Nu 5:22 De 27:15-26 1Ki 1:36 1Ch 16:36 Ps 41:13 72:19 89:52 Ps 106:48 Mt 6:13 28:20 1Co 14:16 2Co 1:20 Re 1:18 3:14 5:14 Re 19:4 22:20,21

the Lord perform. 3 11:5 17:16 18:20

7 Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;

1Ki 22:28

8 The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.

the prophets. As Hosea, Joel, Amos, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, and others, all of whom had denounced similar evils against a corrupt people. So that they who opposed Jeremiah also opposed those who preceded him; and it was altogether unprecedented for a true prophet to promise deliverance to a guilty nation, without calling them to repentance.

prophesied. Le 26:14 De 4:26,27 28:15 29:18-28 31:16,17 32:15 1Sa 2:27-32 1Sa 3:11-14 1Ki 14:7-15 17:1 21:18-24 22:8 Isa 5:1-8 6:9-12 Isa 13:18 24:1 Joe 1:2 3:1-11 Mic 3:8-12 Na 1:1 2:1 3:1 Am 1:2

9 The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.

which. 4:10 6:14 8:11 14:13 Eze 13:10,16

then. De 18:22 Eze 13:10-16

10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.

took. 2,4 27:2 36:23,24 1Ki 22:11,24,25 Mal 3:13

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.

thus. 23:17 29:9 1Ki 13:18 22:6,11,12 2Ch 18:10,22,23 Pr 14:7 Eze 13:7

even. 2-4 27:2-12

12 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,

1:2 29:30 2Ki 20:4 1Ch 17:3 Da 9:2

13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.

thou hast. 27:15 Ps 149:8 La 2:14

thou shalt. By encouraging an unavailing resistance to Nebuchadnezzar.

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.

I have put. 27:4,7 40:4 De 4:20 28:48 Isa 14:4-6

that they. 25:9-26 Re 17:12,13

and I. 27:6,7 Da 2:38

15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.

the Lord. This was a bold speech, in the presence of those priests and people who were prejudiced in favour of the false prophets, who prophesied to them smooth things.

11 14:14,15 23:21 27:15 29:23,31,32 1Ki 22:23 Eze 13:2,3,22 22:28 La 2:14 Zec 13:3

16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD.

I will. Ge 7:4 Ex 32:12 De 6:15 1Ki 13:34 Am 9:8

this year. 3 20:6 Nu 14:37 16:28-35 29:32 De 13:5-11

because. Eze 13:11,12 Ac 13:8-11

rebellion. Heb. revolt. 29:32 De 13:5

17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

Hananiah. Isa 44:25,26 Zec 1:6

the seventh month. The prophecy was delivered in the fifth month, and Hananiah died in the seventh month; exactly two months after he had delivered his false prophecy, which he declared, in the name of God, would be fulfilled in two years. Here then the true prophet was demonstrated, and the false prophet detected. The death of Hananiah, thus predicted, was God's seal to the words of His prophet, and must have gained his other predictions great credit among the people; though it is evident that it did not induce them to forsake their sins and return to the God of Israel.