The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Jeremiah 28
1 That 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,
2 “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel,
says, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of
Babylon.
3 Within 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.
4 I 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.
5 Then 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,
6 even 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.
7 Nevertheless listen now to this word
that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of
all the people:
8 The 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.
9 As 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.”
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the
bar from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck,
and broke it.
11 Hananiah 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.
12 Then Yahweh’s word came to
Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had
broken the bar from off the neck of the
prophet Jeremiah, saying,
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.”
14 For 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.
15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to
Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah!
Yahweh has not sent you, but you make
this people trust in a lie.
16 Therefore 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.’ ”
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the
same year in the seventh month.