King James Version

Jeremiah 28:10

Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.

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וַיִּקַּ֞חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.חֲנַנְיָ֤הchananyahHananiahחֲנַנְיָהnoun, proper name — “Hananiah”H2608Chananjah, the name of thirteen IsraelitesHananiah.הַנָּבִיא֙hanavithe prophetנָבִיאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַמּוֹטָ֔הhamotahthe yokeמוֹטָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the yoke”, the ordinary formH4133a pole; by implication, an ox-bow; hence, a yoke (either literal or figurative)bands, heavy, staves, yoke.מֵעַ֕לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…צַוַּ֖ארtsavarneckצַוָּארnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.יִרְמְיָ֣הyirmeyahJeremiahיִרְמְיָהnoun, proper name — “Jeremiah”H3414Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesJeremiah.הַנָּבִ֑יאhanavithe prophetנָבִיאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.וַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵֽהוּvayishberehvand breakשָׁבַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and break”, the next action in the storyH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Hananiah the prophet taketh the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, and breaketh it,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And the prophet Hananiah took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and broke it.

Douay-Rheims

And Hananias the prophet took the chain from the neck of Jeremias the prophet, and broke it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord has brought forth his judgment: come, and let us declare in Sion the works of the Lord our God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξήνεγκε Κύριος τὸ κρίμα αὐτοῦ· δεῦτε, καὶ ἀναγγείλωμεν ἐν Σιὼν τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν.