Jeremiah 28 :: New International Version (NIV)

The False Prophet Hananiah

Jer 28:1In 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:

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Jer 28:2“This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

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Jer 28:3Within 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.

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Jer 28:4I will also bring back to this place Jehoiachin[fn] 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.’ ”

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Jer 28:5Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah before the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD.

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Jer 28:6He 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.

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Jer 28:7Nevertheless, listen to what I have to say in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people:

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Jer 28:8From early times the prophets who preceded you and me have prophesied war, disaster and plague against many countries and great kingdoms.

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Jer 28:9But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the LORD only if his prediction comes true.”

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Jer 28:10Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it,

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Jer 28:11and he said before all the people, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In the same way I will 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.

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Jer 28:12After the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

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Jer 28:13“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.

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Jer 28:14This 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.’ ”

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Jer 28:15Then 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.

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Jer 28:16Therefore 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.’ ”

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Jer 28:17In the seventh month of that same year, Hananiah the prophet died.

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NIV Footnotes

(28:4)

Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin

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