Jeremiah
Chapter Twenty-Eight
1 ¶ And it came to
pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah,
in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah 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,
2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken
the yoke of the king of Babylon.
3 Within two full years will I 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 them to Babylon:
4 And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim 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.
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of
the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of
the LORD,
6 Even 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.
7 Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the
ears of all the people;
8 The 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.
9 The 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.
10 ¶ Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's
neck, and brake it.
11 And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith
the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from
the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet
Jeremiah went his way.
12 Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah
the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
13 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes
of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.
14 For 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 Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of
the field also.
15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah;
The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
16 Therefore 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.
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
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