Jeremiah 28

1That same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spoke to me in Yahweh’s house, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,Cross-references: Josh 9:3 · Isa 9:15 · Jer 23:28 · Jer 27:1 · Jer 27:3 · Jer 27:12 · +4 more

2“Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.Cross-references: Jer 27:2 · Ezek 13:5 · Mic 3:11

3Within two full years I will bring again into this place all the vessels of Yahweh’s house that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.Cross-references: Gen 47:9 · Gen 47:28 · 2Ki 24:13 · 2Chr 36:10 · Ps 90:10 · Jer 27:16 · +1 more

4I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, who went to Babylon,’ says Yahweh; ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”Cross-references: Gen 27:40 · 2Ki 25:27 · Isa 9:4 · Jer 2:20 · Jer 22:10 · Jer 22:24 · +8 more

5Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people who stood in Yahweh’s house,Cross-references: Jer 7:2 · Jer 19:14 · Jer 26:2 · Jer 28:1

6even the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May Yahweh do so. May Yahweh perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Yahweh’s house, and all those who are captives, from Babylon to this place.Cross-references: Num 5:22 · Deut 27:15 · 1Ki 1:36 · 1Chr 16:36 · Ps 41:13 · Ps 72:19 · +15 more

7Nevertheless listen now to this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people:Cross-references: 1Ki 22:28

8The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, of evil, and of pestilence.Cross-references: Lev 26:14 · Deut 4:26 · Deut 28:15 · Deut 29:18 · Deut 31:16 · Deut 32:15 · +15 more

9As for the prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet happens, then the prophet will be known, that Yahweh has truly sent him.”Cross-references: Deut 18:22 · Jer 4:10 · Jer 6:14 · Jer 8:11 · Jer 14:13 · Ezek 13:10

10Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and broke it.Cross-references: 1Ki 22:11 · 1Ki 22:24 · Jer 27:2 · Jer 28:2 · Jer 28:4 · Jer 36:23 · +1 more

11Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Yahweh says: ‘Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from off the neck of all the nations within two full years.’” Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.Cross-references: 1Ki 13:18 · 1Ki 22:6 · 1Ki 22:11 · 2Chr 18:10 · 2Chr 18:22 · Prov 14:7 · +6 more

12Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,Cross-references: 2Ki 20:4 · 1Chr 17:3 · Jer 1:2 · Jer 29:30 · Dan 9:2

13“Go, and tell Hananiah, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “You have broken the bars of wood, but you have made in their place bars of iron.”Cross-references: Ps 149:8 · Jer 27:15 · Lam 2:14

14For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says, “I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they will serve him. I have also given him the animals of the field.”’”Cross-references: Deut 4:20 · Deut 28:48 · Isa 14:4 · Jer 25:9 · Jer 27:4 · Jer 27:6 · +3 more

15Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! Yahweh has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie.Cross-references: 1Ki 22:23 · Jer 14:14 · Jer 20:6 · Jer 23:21 · Jer 27:15 · Jer 28:11 · +7 more

16Therefore Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will send you away from off the surface of the earth. This year you will die, because you have spoken rebellion against Yahweh.’”Cross-references: Gen 7:4 · Ex 32:12 · Num 14:37 · Num 16:28 · Num 29:32 · Deut 6:15 · +8 more

17So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.Cross-references: Isa 44:25 · Zech 1:6