Now in the same year
, ain the beginning
of the reign
of bZedekiah
king
of Judah
, in the fourth
year
, in the fifth
month
, cHananiah
the son
of Azzur
, the prophet
, who
was from dGibeon
, spoke
to me in the house
of the LORD
in the presence
of the priests
and all
the people
, saying
,
" aThus says
the LORD
of hosts
, the God
of Israel
, `I have broken
the yoke
of the king
of Babylon
.
`Within two
years
I am going to bring
back
to this
place
aall
the vessels
of the LORD'S
house
, which
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon
took
away
from this
place
and carried
to Babylon
.
`I am aalso going to bring back
to this
place
bJeconiah
the son
of Jehoiakim
, king
of Judah
, and all
the cexiles
of Judah
who went
to Babylon
,' declares
the LORD
, `for I will break
the dyoke
of the king
of Babylon
.' "
Then the prophet Jeremiah
spoke
to the prophet
Hananiah
in the presence
of the priests
and in the presence
of all
the people
who were standing
in the ahouse
of the LORD
,
and the prophet Jeremiah
said
, " aAmen
! May the LORD
do
so
; may the LORD
1confirm
your words
which
you have prophesied
to bring
back
the vessels
of the LORD'S
house
and all
the exiles
, from Babylon
to this
place
.
"Yet ahear
now
this
word
which
I am about to speak
in your hearing
and in the hearing
of all
the people
!
"The prophets who
were before
me and before
you from ancient
times
aprophesied
against
many
lands
and against
great
kingdoms
, of war
and of calamity
and of pestilence
.
"The prophet who
prophesies
of peace
, awhen the word
of the prophet
comes
to pass
, then that prophet
will be known
as one whom
the LORD
has truly
sent
."
Then Hananiah the prophet
took
the ayoke
from the neck
of Jeremiah
the prophet
and broke
it.
Hananiah spoke
in the presence
of all
the people
, saying
, " aThus
says
the LORD
, `Even
so
will I break
within
two
full
years
the yoke
of Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon
from the neck
of all
the nations
.' " Then the prophet
Jeremiah
went
his way
.
The aword of the LORD
came
to Jeremiah
after
Hananiah
the prophet
had broken
the yoke
from off
the neck
of the prophet
Jeremiah
, saying
,
"Go and speak
to Hananiah
, saying
, `Thus
says
the LORD
, "You have broken
the yokes
of wood
, but you have made
instead
of them ayokes
of iron
."
`For thus says
the LORD
of hosts
, the God
of Israel
, "I have put
a ayoke
of iron
on the neck
of all
these
nations
, that they may serve
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon
; and they will bserve
him. And cI have also
given
him the beasts
of the field
.""'
Then Jeremiah the prophet
said
to Hananiah
the prophet
, "Listen
now
, Hananiah
, the LORD
has not sent
you, and ayou have made this
people
trust
in a lie
.
"Therefore thus
says
the LORD
, ` aBehold
, I am about to 1remove
you from the face
of the earth
. This year
you are going to bdie
, because
you have 2 ccounseled
rebellion
against
the LORD
.' "
So Hananiah the prophet
died
in the same
year
in the seventh
month
.