14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, I have put a [a]yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel: for they shall serve him, and I have given him the [b]beasts of the field also.

15 Then said the Prophet Jeremiah, unto the Prophet Hananiah, Hear now Hananiah, the Lord hath not sent thee, but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will cast thee from of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast spoken rebelliously against the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 28:14 That is, a hard and cruel servitude.
  2. Jeremiah 28:14 Signifying, that all should be his, as Dan. 2:38.

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