NASB — Jeremiah 28 — KJV

Hananiah’s False Prophecy

1 Now in the same° year°, ain the beginning° of the reign° of bZedekiah° king° of Judah°, in the fourth° year°, in the fifth° month°, cHananiah° the son° of Azzur°, the prophet°, who° was from dGibeon°, spoke° to me in the house° of the LORD° in the presence° of the priests° and all° the people°, saying°, 2aThus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, the God° of Israel°, ‘I have broken° the yoke° of the king° of Babylon°. 3 Within° two° years° I am going to bring° back° to this° place° aall° the vessels° of the LORDS° house°, which° Nebuchadnezzar° king° of Babylon° took° away° from this° place° and carried° to Babylon°. 4 I am aalso going to bring° back° to this° place° bJeconiah° the son° of Jehoiakim°, king° of Judah°, and all° the cexiles° of Judah° who went° to Babylon°,’ declares° the LORD°, ‘for I will break° the dyoke° of the king° of Babylon°.’”

[1] aJr 27:1; 49:34 b2K 24:18-20; 2Ch 36:11-13; Jr 27:3, 12 cJr 28:17 dJsh 9:3; 10:12; 1K 3:4
[2] aJr 27:12; 28:11
[3] a2K 24:13; 2Ch 36:10; Jr 27:16; Dn 1:2
[4] aJr 22:26, 27 b2K 25:27; Jr 22:24; 24:1 cJr 22:10 dJr 27:8

5 ¶ Then the prophet° Jeremiah° spoke° to the prophet° Hananiah° in the presence° of the priests° and in the presence° of all° the people° who were standing° in the ahouse° of the LORD°, 6 and the prophet° Jeremiah° said°, “aAmen°! May the LORD° do° so°; may the LORD° Iconfirm° your words° which° you have prophesied° to bring° back° the vessels° of the LORDS° house° and all° the exiles°, from Babylon° to this° place°. 7 Yet° ahear° now° this° word° which° I am about to speak° in your hearing° and in the hearing° of all° the people°! 8 The prophets° who° were before° me and before° you from ancient° times° aprophesied° against° many° lands° and against° great° kingdoms°, of war° and of calamity° and of pestilence°. 9 The prophet° who° prophesies° of peace°, awhen the word° of the prophet° comes° to pass°, then that prophet° will be known° [as] one whom° the LORD° has truly° sent°.”

[5] aJr 28:1
[6] IOr fulfill a1K 1:36; Ps 41:13; Jr 11:5
[7] a1K 22:28
[8] aLv 26:14-39; 1K 14:15; 17:1; 22:17; Is 5:5-7; Jol 1:20; Am 1:2; Na 1:2
[9] aDt 18:22

10 ¶ Then Hananiah° the prophet° took° the ayoke° from the neck° of Jeremiah° the prophet° and broke° it. 11 Hananiah° spoke° in the presence° of all° the people°, saying°, “aThus° says° the LORD°, ‘Even° so° will I break° within° two° full° years° the yoke° of Nebuchadnezzar° king° of Babylon° from the neck° of all° the nations°.’” Then the prophet° Jeremiah° went° his way°.

[10] aJr 27:2
[11] aJr 14:14; 27:10; 28:15

12 ¶ The aword° of the LORD° came° to Jeremiah° after° Hananiah° the prophet° had broken° the yoke° from off° the neck° of the prophet° Jeremiah°, saying°, 13 “Go° and speak° to Hananiah°, saying°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°, “You have broken° the yokes° of wood°, but you have made° instead° of them ayokes° of iron°.” 14 For thus° says° the LORD° of hosts°, the God° of Israel°, “I have put° a ayoke° of iron° on the neck° of all° these° nations°, that they may serve° Nebuchadnezzar° king° of Babylon°; and they will bserve° him. And cI have also° given° him the beasts° of the field°.”’” 15 Then Jeremiah° the prophet° said° to Hananiah° the prophet°, “Listen° now°, Hananiah°, the LORD° has not sent° you, and ayou have made this° people° trust° in a lie°. 16 Therefore° thus° says° the LORD°, ‘aBehold°, I am about to Iremove° you from the face° of the earth°. This year° you are going to bdie°, because° you have IIccounseled° rebellion° against° the LORD°.’”

[12] aJr 1:2
[13] aPs 107:16; Is 45:2
[14] aDt 28:48; Jr 27:8 bJr 25:11 cJr 27:6
[15] aJr 20:6; 29:31; Lm 2:14; Ezk 13:2, 3, 22; 22:28; Zc 13:3
[16] ILit send you away IILit spoken aGn 7:4; Ex 32:12; Dt 6:15; 1K 13:34 bJr 20:6 cDt 13:5; Jr 29:32

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


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Hananiah prophesieth falsely the return of the vessels, and of Jeconiah.

1 ¶ And it came to pass² the same² year,º in the beginningº of the reignº of Zedekiahº kingº of Judah,º in the fourthº year,º [and] in the fifthº month,º [that] Hananiahº the sonº of Azurº the prophet,º which² [was] of Gibeon,º² spakeºª unto² me in the houseº of the LORD,º in the presenceº of the priestsº and of all² the people,º saying,ºª 2 Thus² speakethºª the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel,º saying,ºª I have brokenºª² the yokeº of the kingº of Babylon.º 3 Within² two full¹ yearsº² will I² bring againºª into² this² placeº² all² the vesselsº of the LORD'Sº house,º that² Nebuchadnezzarº kingº of Babylonº took awayºª from² this² place,º and carriedºª them to Babylon:º 4 And I² will bring againºª to² this² placeº Jeconiahº the sonº of Jehoiakimº kingº of Judah,º with all² the captivesº of Judah,º that wentºª into Babylon,º saithºª the LORD:º for² I will breakºª² the yokeº of the kingº of Babylon.º

[1] Is 9:15; Jr 23:28; 27:1; 28:11; 36:12; 37:13; Zc 13:2.
[2] Jr 27:2; Ezk 13:5; Mi 3:11.
[3] Gn 47:9, 28; 2K 24:13; 2Ch 36:10; Ps 90:10; Jr 27:16; Dn 1:2.
[4] Gn 27:40; 2K 25:27; Is 9:4; Jr 2:20; 22:24, 28; 24:1, 5; 28:2, 10; 30:8; 52:31; Na 1:13.

Jeremiah, wishing it to be true, sheweth that the event will declare who are the true prophets.

5 ¶ Then the prophetº Jeremiahº saidºª unto² the prophetº Hananiahº in the presenceº of the priests,º and in the presenceº of all² the peopleº that stoodºª in the houseº of the LORD,º 6 Even the prophetº Jeremiahº said,ºª Amen:º the LORDº doºª so:² the LORDº performºª² thy wordsº which² thou hast prophesied,ºª to bring againºª the vesselsº of the LORD'Sº house,º and all² that is carried away captive,º from Babylonº² into² this² place.º 7 Nevertheless² hearºª thou now² this² wordº that² I² speakºª in thine ears,º and in the earsº of all² the people;º 8 The prophetsº that² have been² beforeº me and beforeº thee of² oldº prophesiedºª both against² manyº countries,º and against² greatº kingdoms,º of war,º and of evil,º and of pestilence.º 9 The prophetº which² prophesiethºª of peace,º when the wordº of the prophetº shall come to pass,ºª [then]¹ shall the prophetº be known,ºª that² the LORDº hath trulyº sentºª him.

[5] Jr 7:2; 19:14; 26:2; 28:1.
[6] Nu 5:22; Dt 27:15; 1K 1:36; 1Ch 16:36; Ps 41:13; 72:19; 89:52; 106:48; Jr 11:5; 17:16; 18:20; 28:3; Mt 6:13; 28:20; 1Co 14:16; 2Co 1:20; Rv 1:18; 3:14; 5:14; 19:4; 22:20.
[7] 1K 22:28.
[8] Lv 26:14; Dt 4:26; 28:15; 29:18; 31:16; 32:15; 1S 2:27; 3:11; 1K 14:7; 17:1; 21:18; 22:8; Is 5:1; 6:9; 13:18; 24:1; Jol 1:2; 3:1; Am 1:2; Mi 3:8; Na 1:1.
[9] Dt 18:22; Jr 4:10; 6:14; 8:11; 14:13; Ezk 13:10, 16.

Hananiah breaketh Jeremiah's yoke.

10 ¶ Then Hananiahº the prophetº tookºª² the yokeº from off²² the prophetº Jeremiah'sº neck,º and brakeºª it. 11 And Hananiahº spakeºª in the presenceº of all² the people,º saying,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Even so² will I breakºª² the yokeº of Nebuchadnezzarº kingº of Babylonº from²² the neckº of all² nationsº within the space of² two full¹ years.º² And the prophetº Jeremiahº went¹ª² his way.º

[10] 1K 22:11, 24; Jr 27:2; 28:2, 4; 36:23; Mal 3:13.
[11] 1K 13:18; 22:6, 11; 2Ch 18:10, 22; Pv 14:7; Jr 23:17; 27:2; 28:2; 29:9; Ezk 13:7.

Jeremiah telleth of an iron yoke,

12 ¶ Then the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² Jeremiahº [the prophet], after¹ that² Hananiahº the prophetº had brokenºª² the yokeº from off²² the neckº of the prophetº Jeremiah,º saying,ºª 13 Goºª and tellºª² Hananiah,º saying,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Thou hast brokenºª the yokesº of wood;º but thou shalt makeºª for² them yokesº of iron.º 14 For² thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts,º the Godº of Israel;º I have putºª a yokeº of ironº upon² the neckº of all² these² nations,º that they may serveºª² Nebuchadnezzarº kingº of Babylon;º and they shall serveºª him: and I have givenºª him² the beastsº of the fieldº also.²

[12] 2K 20:4; 1Ch 17:3; Jr 1:2; 29:30; Dn 9:2.
[13] Ps 149:8; Jr 27:15; Lm 2:14.
[14] Dt 4:20; 28:48; Is 14:4; Jr 25:9; 27:4, 6, 7; 40:4; Dn 2:38; Rv 17:12.

and foretelleth Hananiah's death.

15 ¶ Then saidºª the prophetº Jeremiahº unto² Hananiahº the prophet,º Hearºª now,² Hananiah;º The LORDº hath not² sentºª thee; but thou² makest² this² peopleº to trustºª in² a lie.º 16 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORD;º Behold,² I will castºª thee from off²² the faceº of the earth:º this yearº thou² shalt die,ºª because² thou hast taughtºª rebellionº against² the LORD.º 17 So Hananiahº the prophetº diedºª the same² yearº in the seventhº month.º

[15] 1K 22:23; Jr 14:14; 23:21; 27:15; 28:11; 29:23, 31; Lm 2:14; Ezk 13:2, 22; 22:28; Zc 13:3.
[16] Gn 7:4; Ex 32:12; Nu 14:37; 16:28; 29:32; Dt 6:15; 13:5; 1K 13:34; Jr 20:6; 28:3; 29:32; Ezk 13:11; Am 9:8; Ac 13:8.
[17] Is 44:25; Jr 29:1; Zc 1:6.


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