Bible Explorer · Event · 593 BC

Hananiah breaks Jeremiah’s wooden yoke and is judged by God

In the court of the House of the LORD before priests and people, the false prophet Hananiah snaps the wooden yoke off Jeremiah’s neck, claiming Babylon’s power is broken; Jeremiah returns with a yoke of iron and prophesies Hananiah’s death, which occurs that seventh month.

Chronology and Dating

Date: 593 BC · Note: 4th year of Zedekiah; public vindication of true prophetic revelation over false optimism.

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Jeremiah 28:1-17

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