10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it. 11 Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people , saying , " Thus says the Lord , 'Even so will I break within two full years the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations .' " Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way . 12 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah , saying , 13 "Go and speak to Hananiah , saying , 'Thus says the Lord , "You have broken the yokes of wood , but you have made instead of them yokes of iron ." 14 'For thus says the Lord of hosts , the God of Israel , "I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations , that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ; and they will serve him. And I have also given him the beasts of the field .""' 15 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet , "Listen now , Hananiah , the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie . 16 "Therefore thus says the Lord , ' Behold , I am about to remove you from the face of the earth . This year you are going to die , because you have counseled rebellion against the Lord .' " 17 So Hananiah the prophet died in the same year in the seventh month .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 28:10-17
Commentary on Jeremiah 28:10-17
(Read Jeremiah 28:10-17)
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 sinners that they shall have peace, though they harden their hearts in contempt of God's word. The servant of God must be gentle to all men. He must give up even his right, and leave the Lord to plead his cause. Every attempt of ungodly men to make vain the purposes of God, will add to their miseries.