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Jeremiah Chapter 28

1It happened the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of ForeverOne, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, 2Thus speaks ForeverOne of Armies, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

3Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of ForeverOne's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried to Babylon: 4and 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 ForeverOne; for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

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 the house of ForeverOne, 6even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: ForeverOne do so; ForeverOne perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels of ForeverOne's house, and all them of the captivity, from Babylon to this place.

7Nevertheless hear you now this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people: 8The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.

9The prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet shall happen, then shall the prophet be known, that ForeverOne has truly sent him.

10Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and broke it.

11Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus says ForeverOne: Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon within two full years from off the neck of all the nations. The prophet Jeremiah went his way.

12Then the word of ForeverOne came to Jeremiah, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 13Go, and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus says ForeverOne: You have broken the bars of wood; but you have made in their place bars of iron.

14For thus says ForeverOne of Armies, the God of Israel: I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the animals of the field also.

15Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah: ForeverOne has not sent you; but you make this people to trust in a lie.

16Therefore thus says ForeverOne, Behold, I will send you away from off the surface of the earth: this year you shall die, because you have spoken rebellion against ForeverOne.

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

The Bible text is a minor adaptation of the WEB to include nuanced meanings of particular ancient words for placenames, God and others of special interest.
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