ULT JER Chapter 28

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28 Now it happened in that year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of Yahweh, to the eyes of the priests and all the people, saying, 2 “Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, saying, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 3 Within two years of days, I, myself, am bringing back to this place all the vessels of the house of Yahweh that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took from this place and brought them to Babylon. 4 And I, myself, am bringing back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exile of Judah, the ones going to Babylon’— the declaration of Yahweh— ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”

5 And Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, to the eyes of the priests and to the eyes of all the people, the ones standing in the house of Yahweh. 6 And Jeremiah the prophet said, “Amen! Thus may Yahweh do! May Yahweh establish your words that you prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the house of Yahweh and all the exiles from Babylon to this place. 7 But please hear this word that I, myself, am speaking in your ears and in the ears of all the people: 8 The prophets who were to the face of me and to the face of you from ancient time, they prophesied to many lands and against great kingdoms, regarding war and regarding disaster and regarding plague. 9 The prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes, the prophet will be known as one whom Yahweh has sent in truth.”

10 And Hananiah the prophet took the yoke bar from upon the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it. 11 And Hananiah said to the eyes of all the people, saying, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Like this I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon within two more years of days from upon the neck of all the nations.’ ” And Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.

12 And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet broke the yoke bar from upon the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 13 “Go, and you shall speak to Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh: You have broken yoke bars of wood, but you will make in their place yoke bars of iron.’ 14 For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. And also the beast of the field I have given to him.’ ” 15 And Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, please, Hananiah! Yahweh has not sent you, and you yourself have made this people trust in falsehood. 16 Therefore, thus says Yahweh: ‘Behold, I am sending you away from upon the face of the earth. This year you are dying, for you have spoken rebellion against Yahweh.’ ” 17 And Hananiah the prophet died in that year, in the seventh month.