Jeremiah 28:12
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Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBabylon was the Mesopotamian empire that had carried Judah into exile, the crisis behind Hananiah’s disputed promise of a quick restoration. Gibeon, a town northwest of Jerusalem, was Hananiah’s hometown, identifying him as the prophet whose broken yoke symbol Jeremiah was commanded to replace.
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Jeremiah 28:12 mentions Babylon and Gibeon.
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