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
Azar 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 peoples, saying, Thus speaketh the
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king
of Babylon.
Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the
Lord's house, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and
carried them to Babylon.
And I will bring again to this place Jechoniah 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.
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.
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.
Nevertheless, hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears and in the ears of
all the people.
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.
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.
Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck and
break it.
And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people saying, Thus saith the Lord.
Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon from the
neck of all nations within the space of two full years.
And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
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, 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.
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
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
And they shall serve him.
And I have given him the beasts of the field also.
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.
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.
So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.