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Jeremiah 28:17
And in the seventh month of that very year, the prophet Hananiah died.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah pronounces God's judgment on Hananiah in Jerusalem, declaring he will be removed from the earth and die that year for preaching rebellion against the LORD (Jeremiah 28:16).
The words — וַיָּמָת (va-yāmāt) literally means "and he died," while חֲנַנְיָה הַנָּבִיא (Chananyah han-navi') identifies the subject as "Hananiah the prophet."
The thread — The narrative records Hananiah's death in the seventh month of that year (Jeremiah 28:17), and the broader biblical record treats prophetic words as authoritative in Isaiah 44:25 and Zechariah 1:6.
Why it lands — The text states the exact month of Hananiah's death to confirm Jeremiah's warning, requiring readers to treat prophetic declarations as binding divine statements rather than optional counsel.
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King James Version
So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 1:6 But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”
- Isaiah 44:25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,