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Hananiah's False Prophecy

¹ Now in the same year, ^(C1)in the beginning of the reign of ^(C2)Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, ^(C3)Hananiah the prophet the son of Azzur, who was from ^(C4)Gibeon, spoke to me at the house of the LORD in the sight of the priests and all the people, saying,² "^(C1)This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: 'I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.³ 'Within two years I am going to bring back to this place ^(C1)all the vessels of the LORD'S house, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took from this place and brought to Babylon.⁴ 'I am ^(C1)also going to bring back to this place ^(C2)Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the ^(C3)exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,' declares the LORD, 'for I will break the ^(C4)yoke of the king of Babylon.'"

⁵ Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the sight of the priests and in the sight of all the people who were standing at the ^(C1)house of the LORD,⁶ and Jeremiah the prophet said, "^(C1)Amen! May the LORD do so; may the LORD fulfill your words which you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the LORD'S house and all the exiles, from Babylon to this place.⁷ "Yet ^(C1)hear now this word which I am going to speak ^(F1)so that you and all the people can hear it!⁸ "The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times also ^(C1)prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms regarding war, disaster, and plague.⁹ "As for the prophet who prophesies of peace, ^(C1)when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet will be known as one whom the LORD has truly sent."

¹⁰ Then Hananiah the prophet took the ^(C1)yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.¹¹ Hananiah spoke in the sight of all the people, saying, "^(C1)This is what the LORD says: 'Even so within two full years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations.'" Then Jeremiah the prophet went his way.

¹² Then the ^(C1)word of the LORD came to Jeremiah after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying,¹³ "Go and speak to Hananiah, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: "You have broken the yokes of wood, but in their place you have made ^(C1)yokes of iron."¹⁴ 'For this is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: "I have put a ^(C1)yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall ^(C2)serve him. And ^(C3)I have also given him the animals of the field."'"¹⁵ Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, "Listen now, Hananiah: the LORD has not sent you, and ^(C1)you have made this people trust in a lie.¹⁶ "Therefore, this is what the LORD says: '^(C1)Behold, I am going to ^(F1)remove you from the face of the earth. This year you are going to ^(C2)die, because you ^(C3)spoke falsely against the LORD.'"

¹⁷ So Hananiah the prophet died in the same year, in the seventh month.