Jeremiah 28
1 That same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah—in the fourth year, in the fifth month—this happened: the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and all the people:
2 “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
3 Within two years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, took from this place to Babylon.
4 And Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon, I will bring back to this place,’ says the LORD. ‘For I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD.
6 The prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the LORD do so. May the LORD confirm your words, which you have prophesied, by bringing back the vessels of the house of the LORD and all the exiles from Babylon to this place.
7 But listen now to this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.
8 The prophets who came before me and before you, from ancient times, prophesied against many lands and great kingdoms, of war, disaster, and plague.
9 As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when that prophet’s word comes to pass, then it will be known that the LORD truly sent him.”
10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke bar from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it.
11 And Hananiah said in the presence of all the people, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In the same way I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, from the necks of all the nations within two years.’” And the prophet Jeremiah went on his way.
12 After the prophet Hananiah broke the yoke bar from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
13 “Go and tell Hananiah: ‘This is what the LORD says: “You have broken wooden yoke bars, but in their place you have made iron yoke bars.
14 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I have put an iron yoke on the necks of all these nations, so that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon; and they will serve him. I have even given him the wild animals.”’”
15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah: the LORD did not send you, yet you have made this people trust in a lie.
16 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: ‘Look, I am removing you from the face of the earth. This year you will die, because you have spoken rebellion against the LORD.’”
17 And the prophet Hananiah died that same year, in the seventh month.
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