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Jeremiah 28:2

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

KJV

Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël : Contrivi jugum regis Babylonis.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ εἰς Βαβυλῶνα ὑβριστάς, καὶ καθυβρίσουσιν αὐτὴν καὶ λυμανοῦνται τὴν γῆν αὐτῆς· οὐαὶ ἐπὶ Βαβυλῶνα κυκλόθεν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακώσεως αὐτῆς.

LXX

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

ASV

כֹּֽה אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵ/אמֹ֑ר שָׁבַ֞רְתִּי אֶת עֹ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָּבֶ֖ל
bbl
proper_noun · 262×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִשְׁבְּר֥וּ
nshbrv
verb · 149×
עֹ֣ל
'l
noun · 40×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Jer 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 Babyl
  • Mic 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.