Jeremiah 28: Hananiah the False Prophet

The prophet Hananiah predicts that Babylon’s power will end within two years and breaks the yoke from Jeremiah’s neck. God answers that an iron yoke will replace the wooden one, and Hananiah dies within the year, as Jeremiah foretold.

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What did the LORD tell Hananiah he had really accomplished by breaking the wooden yoke (Jeremiah 28:13-14)?

He had made way for an iron yoke in its placeHe had called down a curse on Babylon’s kingHe had won the nations a season of freedomHe had shortened the exile to only two years