Jeremiah 28

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

In the fourth year of King Zedekiah's reign, the prophet Hananiah from Gibeon publicly prophesied in the house of the LORD that God would break the yoke of the king of Babylon and return the exiles and temple articles within two years. Jeremiah responded by noting that past prophets predicted war and disaster, stating that a prophet of peace is only recognized when his words come true. Hananiah then removed the wooden yoke from Jeremiah's neck and broke it, reiterating his prophecy before the people. Subsequently, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, instructing him to tell Hananiah that the wooden yoke had been replaced with an iron yoke of servitude to Babylon and announcing Hananiah's death for preaching rebellion. In the seventh month of that same year, Hananiah died.

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¹In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah 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: ²“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. ³Within two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon. ⁴And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’” ⁵Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD. ⁶“Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon. ⁷Nevertheless, listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. ⁸The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms. ⁹As for the prophet who prophesies peace, only if the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the LORD has truly sent.” ¹⁰Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it. ¹¹And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way. ¹²But shortly after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke off his neck, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: ¹³“Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’ ¹⁴For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’” ¹⁵Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie. ¹⁶Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’” ¹⁷And in the seventh month of that very year, the prophet Hananiah died.