Jeremiah 28
28
Hananiah's False Prophecy
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2 Kgs 24.18-20; 2 Chr 36.11-13. And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedeki´ah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hanani´ah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, 2Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 3Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord's house, that Nebuchadnez´zar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: 4and I will bring again to this place Jeconi´ah the son of Jehoi´akim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
5Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hanani´ah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord, 6even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place. 7Nevertheless, hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people; 8The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. 9The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him.
10Then Hanani´ah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. 11And Hanani´ah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnez´zar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
12Then the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hanani´ah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 13Go and tell Hanani´ah, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. 14For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnez´zar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also. 15Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hanani´ah the prophet, Hear now, Hanani´ah; The Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. 16Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord.
17So Hanani´ah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Jeremiah 28
28
Prophet against prophet
1That same year, early in the rule of Judah’s King Zedekiah, in the fifth month of his fourth year, the prophet Hananiah, Azzur’s son from Gibeon, spoke to me in the LORD’s temple before the priests and all the people. 2He said: “The LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 3In two years I will restore to this place all of the temple equipment that Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar carted off to Babylon. 4I will also restore to this place Judah’s King Jeconiah, Jehoiakim’s son, along with all the exiles from Judah who were deported to Babylon, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon, declares the LORD.”
5Then the prophet Jeremiah responded to Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the LORD’s temple. 6The prophet Jeremiah said: “Indeed. May the LORD do just as you have said! May the LORD fulfill the words that you have prophesied and bring back from Babylon the equipment of the LORD’s temple and all the exiles to this place. 7However, listen closely to what I have to say to you and all the people: 8The prophets who came before you and me long ago prophesied war, disaster, and disease against many lands and great kingdoms. 9So the prophet who prophesies peace is recognized as one who is actually sent by the LORD only when that prophet’s message is fulfilled.”
10Then the prophet Hananiah took hold of the yoke that was on the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and broke it. 11He said before all the people, “This is what the LORD says: Just as this yoke has been broken, I will break the yoke of Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar from the neck of all the nations within two years.” Then the prophet Jeremiah walked away.
12Sometime after Hananiah had broken the yoke that was on Jeremiah’s neck, the LORD told him: 13Go, say to Hananiah, The LORD proclaims: You have broken a wooden yoke,#28.13 Or yokes but I#28.13 Heb uncertain will replace it with an iron one. 14The LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: I will put iron yokes on the necks of all these nations, and they will serve Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar; even the wild animals will be subject to him!
15Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah: “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD hasn’t sent you. All you are doing is persuading these people to believe a lie. 16Therefore, the LORD proclaims: I’m going to send you somewhere—right off the face of the earth! Before the year ends, you will die since you have incited rebellion against the LORD.” 17The prophet Hananiah died in the seventh month#28.17 September–October, Tishrei of that year.
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