The Broken Yoke” — Jeremiah 28
Verse 1 — The Public Promise
In the house of God before them all
Hananiah stood and made his call
“In two short years,” he boldly cried,
“The yoke of Babylon will slide
The temple gold will all return
The captive king will soon adjourn
Peace is near, the struggle’s done”
So spoke the words he’d never won
Chorus — Easy Words
You promise peace without the pain
You offer hope without the chain
But words alone do not decide
What stands as truth… or truth denied
The crowd may cheer, the lie may please
But truth still bows to none but Me
Verse 2 — The Yoke Is Broken
He reached and snapped the wooden bar
Before the priests, before the czar
“This is what the Lord will do,”
He said — but heaven never knew
I said, “Amen — may it be so
May God fulfill the words you spoke”
Yet prophets past through ages long
Spoke war and loss when things went wrong
Chorus — The Test of Truth
The prophet known by peace fulfilled
Is proven true when God has willed
Not by volume, not by force
But history confirms the source
The word that stands when dust is cleared
Is truth the Lord Himself has sealed
Bridge — The Harder Word
Then came the word I did not choose
“Go tell him now — the lie is loose
You broke a yoke of wood today
An iron yoke has come to stay
The nations now will surely serve
The king appointed — this they’ll learn
Because you taught them to rebel
You’ve spoken lies — and lies will fell”
Verse 3 — The Sentence Spoken
Thus says the Lord — hear and know
“I did not send you — this is so
You made the people trust a lie
This year you surely will die”
That seventh month his breath was gone
The word stood firm… the truth lived on
What God has spoken will not bend
The lie will fall… the truth will stand
Final Chorus — Truth Remains
The yoke you break with empty hands
Returns as iron in the land
The hope that heals is born of truth
Not dreams that steal the people’s proof
The Lord has spoken — hear His word
The end is sure… the truth is heard
Outro — Fear the Lord
Not every voice that speaks His name
Is sent by God or bears His flame
The word of God is proved in time
Fear Him alone… not borrowed signs
