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Chapter 28 |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
