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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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