10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it,
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.
10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke-bars from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke them.
10 At that, Hananiah grabbed the yoke from Jeremiah's shoulders and smashed it.
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah's neck and broke it.
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke off Jeremiah's neck and broke it in pieces.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 28:10
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.