Jeremiah
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- In the fifth month of that same year, the
fourth year, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, the prophet Hananiah
son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in
the presence of the priests and all the people:
- "This is what the LORD Almighty, the
God of Israel, says: 'I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
- Within two years I will bring back to this
place all the articles of the LORD'S house that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
removed from here and took to Babylon.
- I will also bring back to this place Jehoiachin
son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and all the other exiles from Judah who went
to Babylon,' declares the LORD, 'for I will break the yoke of the king of
Babylon.'"
- Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the
prophet Hananiah before the priests and all the people who were standing in
the house of the LORD.
- He said, "Amen! May the LORD do so!
May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied by bringing the articles
of the LORD'S house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.
- Nevertheless, listen to what I have to say
in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people:
- From early times the prophets who preceded
you and me have prophesied war, disaster and plague against many countries
and great kingdoms.
- But the prophet who prophesies peace will
be recognized as one truly sent by the LORD only if his prediction comes true."
- Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke
off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it,
- and he said before all the people, "This
is what the LORD says: 'In the same way will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations within two years.'" At
this, the prophet Jeremiah went on his way.
- Shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken
the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to
Jeremiah:
- "Go and tell Hananiah, 'This is what
the LORD says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but in its place you will get
a yoke of iron.
- This is what the LORD Almighty, the God
of Israel, says: I will put an iron yoke on the necks of all these nations
to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him.
I will even give him control over the wild animals.'"
- Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah
the prophet, "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD has not sent you, yet you have
persuaded this nation to trust in lies.
- Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I
am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This very year you are
going to die, because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.'"
- In the seventh month of that same year,
Hananiah the prophet died.
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