Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Jeremiah 28:16
And because by this his doctrine he had made God a liar, contradicting his will revealed by Jeremiah, and by it taught people to hold out against Nebuchadnezzar, and not quietly to yield to him.
And because by this his doctrine he had made God a liar, contradicting his will revealed by Jeremiah, and by it taught people to hold out against Nebuchadnezzar, and not quietly to yield to him.
Verse Jeremiah 28:16. _THIS YEAR THOU SHALT DIE_] By this shall the people know _who_ is the _true prophet_. Thou hast taught _rebellion against_ _the Lord_, and God will cut thee off; and this shall...
I WILL CAST THEE - Rather, I send thee away. God had not sent Hananiah to prophesy, but He does now send him away to die. TAUGHT REBELLION - As Nebuchadnezzar was Yahweh’s servant, to teach rebellion...
CHAPTER 28 _ 1. Hananiah, the false prophet (Jeremiah 28:1) _ 2. The judgment of Hananiah (Jeremiah 28:12) Jeremiah 28:1. One of these lying prophets became very bold, and declared that he had
JEREMIAH 28. THE PROPHECY AND FATE OF HANANIAH. Whilst Jeremiah still wears the symbolic yoke (Jeremiah 27:2), his testimony concerning it is opposed by another prophet, Hananiah of Gibeon (5 m. NW. o...
THE EARTH. the ground, or soil. DIE. According to Deuteronomy 18:20. Reference to Pentateuch TAUGHT. spoken. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 13:5). App-92. REBELLION, &C. Zedekiah had taken an...
Jeremiah's emphatic contradiction of Hananiah's forecast....
_because thou hast spoken rebellion against the Lord_ LXX omit. The words seem to have been introduced from Deuteronomy 13:5, where, however, as Gi. points out, unlike the present passage, idolatry is...
THIS YEAR THOU SHALT DIE— As Hananiah had limited the accomplishment of his prophesy to the space of two years, in order to gain credit with the people by so punctual a prediction; so Jeremiah confine...
4. _The final word to Hananiah_ (Jeremiah 28:12-17) TRANSLATION (12) And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet had shattered the yoke from upon the neck of Jeremiah the p...
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. THIS YEAR THOU SHALT DIE. The...
1-11. Opposition of Hananiah and the false prophets....
I WILL CAST THEE... — Literally, _I send thee._ The verb is the same as in the preceding verse, and is repeated with an emphatic irony. THIS YEAR THOU SHALT DIE... — The punishment is announced, with...
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִי֙ מְשַֽׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֔...
CHAPTER IX HANANIAH Jeremiah 27:1, Jeremiah 28:1 "Hear now, Hananiah; Jehovah hath not sent thee, but thou makest this people to trust in a lie."- Jeremiah 28:15 THE most conspicuous point at issu
This and the following chapter have to do with the direct relations between Jeremiah and the false prophets against whom Jeremiah so solemnly warned Zedekiah. In this chapter we have the account of th...
Behold Reader! what holy boldness the Lord imparts to his faithful servants. It doth not appear by what was said in the former verses, when the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, that it was revealed...
Here is added the punishment which confirmed the prophecy of _Jeremiah; _for it was God’s purpose to have regard to the ignorance of many who would have otherwise stumbled, or made their ignorance a p...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 27 AND 28. Chapter s 27 and 28 go together. Their chief subject is the submission to the head of the Gentiles, which God requires of the Jews. But before dwel...
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 utmos...
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. Ver. 16. _Behold, I will cast th...
_Then said Jeremiah, Hear now, Hananiah_ Jeremiah, being a second time confirmed in the truth of what he had foretold, and having likewise a special revelation relating to this false prophet, comes an...
THE REBUKE GIVEN TO HANANIAH...
Therefore, thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth, the words implying a complete removal, to take away also the effect of his false prophecy; THIS YEAR THOU SHALT...
REBELLION: _ Heb._ revolt...
10-17 Hananiah is sentenced to die, and Jeremiah, when he has received direction from God, boldly tells him so; but not before he received that commission. Those have much to answer for, who tell sin...
Jeremiah 28:16 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 cast H7971 (H8764) face H6440 earth H127 year H8141 die...
HANANIAH, A CULT PROPHET, DECLARES THAT THERE WILL BE FULL LIBERATION WITHIN TWO YEARS, AND BREAKS JEREMIAH'S YOKE FROM ROUND HIS NECK. JEREMIAH REPLIES THAT HIS OWN WORD FROM YHWH WILL COME TRUE AND...
CONTENTS: Sign of the yokes, continued. False prophecy and death of Hananiah. CHARACTERS: Zedekiah, Hananiah, Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah. CONCLUSION: Those have a great deal to answer for who...
Jeremiah 28:1. _In the beginning._ The LXX read, the fourth year of Zedekiah. _Hananiah,_ by education and profession, _the prophet._ Good men may teach and preach, though their learning be small, yet...
_This year thou shalt die._ THOUGHTS ON DEATH 1. Let men live ever so many years, some one year will be the year of their death. 2. Every year is a year of death to many; there never was a year sin...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 28:16 HANANIAH’s prophecy was rebellion AGAINST THE LORD. He died two months after uttering it (vv....
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—For CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER, &C., _vide_ preceding chapter. The words (Jeremiah 28:1). “_In the beginning_ of the reign,” and immediately described as “in the _fourth...
EXPOSITION Hananiah's false prophecy; his reprimand from Jeremiah; and his fate. The preciseness of the date in verse 1 is to emphasize the supernatural character of Jeremiah's prediction. The latter...
Now in chapter 28: And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, wh...
1 Kings 13:34; Acts 13:8; Amos 9:8; Deuteronomy 13:5; Deuteronomy 13