Jeremiah 28:2 - Easy To Read Version “The Lord All-Powerful, the God of the people of Israel, says: ‘I will break the yoke {\cf2\super [219]} that the king of Babylon has put on the people of Judah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. American Standard Version (1901) Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Common English Bible He said: “The LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Catholic Public Domain Version "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. |
Then Hananiah spoke loudly, so all the people could hear him. He said, “The Lord says: ‘In the same way I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He put that yoke on all the nations of the world. But I will break that yoke before two years are over.’”
I am the Lord your God. You were slaves in Egypt. But I brought you out of Egypt. You were bent low from the heavy weights you carried as slaves. But I broke the poles that were on your shoulders. I let you walk tall again!
The judges in Jerusalem accept bribes\par to help them decide who wins in court.\par The priests in Jerusalem must be paid\par before they will teach the people.\par People must pay the prophets\par before they will look into the future.\par And then those leaders expect the Lord\par to help them. They say,\par “The Lord lives here with us.\par So nothing bad will happen to us.”\par