Jeremiah 28:10

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Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and broke it.

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Babylon was the Mesopotamian imperial capital that had conquered Judah and carried many Judeans into exile; Hananiah’s prophecy concerned the imminent return of Babylon’s yoke. Gibeon, a town northwest of Jerusalem, was Hananiah’s hometown, identifying him as the prophet who dramatically broke Jeremiah’s yoke.

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Jeremiah 28:10 mentions Babylon and Gibeon.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
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