Jeremiah 28:2,4 - Compare All Versions
Jeremiah 28:2 NIV (New International Version)
“This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:4 NIV (New International Version)
I will also bring back to this place Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and all the other exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”
Jeremiah 28:2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
“Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon, declares the LORD, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.”
Jeremiah 28:2 NLT (New Living Translation)
“This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will remove the yoke of the king of Babylon from your necks.
Jeremiah 28:4 NLT (New Living Translation)
And I will bring back Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the other captives that were taken to Babylon. I will surely break the yoke that the king of Babylon has put on your necks. I, the LORD, have spoken!’”
Jeremiah 28:2 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
“This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon’ — this is the LORD’s declaration — ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”
Jeremiah 28:2 KJV (King James Version)
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:4 KJV (King James Version)
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.
Jeremiah 28:2 NKJV (New King James Version)
“Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:4 NKJV (New King James Version)
And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah who went to Babylon,’ says the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”
Jeremiah 28:1-4 MSG (The Message)
Later that same year (it was in the fifth month of King Zedekiah’s fourth year) Hananiah son of Azzur, a prophet from Gibeon, confronted Jeremiah in the Temple of GOD in front of the priests and all the people who were there. Hananiah said
Jeremiah 28:2b-4 MSG (The Message)
“This Message is straight from GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel: ‘I will most certainly break the yoke of the king of Babylon. Before two years are out I’ll have all the furnishings of GOD’s Temple back here, all the things that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon plundered and hauled off to Babylon. I’ll also bring back Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and all the exiles who were taken off to Babylon.’ GOD’s Decree. ‘Yes, I will break the king of Babylon’s yoke. You’ll no longer be in harness to him.’”
Jeremiah 28:2 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
“This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
I am also going to bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”
Jeremiah 28:2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
“Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
And I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ says the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ” [Jer 22:10, 24-27; 52:34]
Jeremiah 28:2 NET (New English Translation)
“The LORD God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘I will break the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:4 NET (New English Translation)
I will also bring back to this place Jehoiakim’s son King Jeconiah of Judah and all the exiles who were taken to Babylon.’ Indeed, the LORD affirms, ‘I will break the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon.’”