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1 That
same year, in
the beginning of
the reign of
Zedekiah king of
Judah, in the
fourth year, in
the fifth month,
Hananiah the son
of Azzur, the
prophet, who was
of Gibeon, spoke
to me in
the LORD’s house,
in the presence
of the priests
and of all
the people, saying,
2 “The
LORD of Armies,
the God of
Israel, says, ‘I
have broken the
yoke of the
king of Babylon.
3 Within
two full years
I will bring
again into this
place all the
vessels of the
LORD’s house that
Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon took
away from this
place and carried
to Babylon.
4 I
will bring again
to this place
Jeconiah the son
of Jehoiakim, king
of Judah, with
all the captives
of Judah, who
went to Babylon,’
says the LORD; ‘for
I will break
the yoke of
the king
of Babylon.’ ”
5 Then
the prophet
Jeremiah said to
the prophet
Hananiah in the
presence of the
priests, and in
the presence of
all the people
who stood in
the LORD’s house,
6 even
the prophet
Jeremiah said, “Amen!
May the LORD
do so. May
the LORD perform
your words which
you have
prophesied, to
bring again the
vessels of the
LORD’s house, and
all those who
are captives,
from Babylon to
this place.
7 Nevertheless
listen now to
this word that
I speak in
your ears, and in
the ears of all
the people:
8 The
prophets who have
been before me
and before you
of old prophesied
against many countries,
and against great
kingdoms, of war,
of evil, and
of pestilence.
9 As
for the prophet
who prophesies of
peace, when the
word of the
prophet happens, then
the prophet will
be known, that
the LORD has truly
sent him.”
10 Then
Hananiah the
prophet took
the bar from off
the prophet
Jeremiah’s neck,
and broke it.
11 Hananiah spoke in
the presence of
all the people,
saying, “The LORD
says: ‘Even so
I will break
the yoke of
Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon from
off the neck
of all the
nations within two
full years.’ ”
Then the prophet
Jeremiah went his
way.
12 Then
the LORD’s word
came to Jeremiah,
after Hananiah the
prophet had broken
the bar from off
the neck of
the prophet
Jeremiah, saying,
13 “Go,
and tell Hananiah, saying, ‘The
LORD says, “You
have broken the
bars of wood,
but you have
made in their
place bars of
iron.”
14 For
the LORD of
Armies, the God
of Israel says, “I
have put a
yoke of iron
on the neck
of all these
nations, that they
may serve
Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon; and
they will serve
him. I have
also given him
the animals of
the field.” ’ ”
15 Then
the prophet
Jeremiah said to
Hananiah the
prophet, “Listen,
Hananiah! The LORD
has not sent
you, but you
make this
people trust in a
lie.
16 Therefore
the LORD says, ‘Behold, I will send
you away from
off the surface
of the earth. This
year you will
die, because you
have spoken
rebellion against
the LORD.’ ”
17 So
Hananiah the
prophet died the
same year in
the seventh month.