Bible Explorer · Event · 593 BC
In the court of the House of the LORD before priests and people, the false prophet Hananiah snaps the wooden yoke off Jeremiah’s neck, claiming Babylon’s power is broken; Jeremiah returns with a yoke of iron and prophesies Hananiah’s death, which occurs that seventh month.
Date: 593 BC · Note: 4th year of Zedekiah; public vindication of true prophetic revelation over false optimism.
Jeremiah 28:1-17