And it came to pass the sameyear, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiahking of Judah, in the fourthyear, and in the fifthmonth, thatHananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spakeunto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
Within two fullyearswill I bringagainintothisplace all the vessels of the LORD’Shouse, thatNebuchadnezzarking of Babylontookawayfromthisplace, and carriedthem to Babylon:
And I willbringagain to thisplaceJeconiah the son of Jehoiakimking of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, thatwentintoBabylon, saith the LORD: for I willbreak the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Then the prophetJeremiahsaidunto the prophetHananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the peoplethatstood in the house of the LORD,
Even the prophetJeremiahsaid, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORDperform thy wordswhichthouhastprophesied, to bringagain the vessels of the LORD’Shouse, and all that is carriedawaycaptive, fromBabylonintothisplace.
The prophetsthathavebeenbefore me and beforethee of old prophesiedbothagainstmanycountries, and againstgreatkingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
And Hananiahspake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thussaith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzarking of Babylonfrom the neck of all nationswithin the space of two fullyears. And the prophetJeremiahwent his way.
Then the word of the LORDcameuntoJeremiah the prophet, afterthatHananiah the prophet had broken the yokefrom off the neck of the prophetJeremiah, saying,
For thussaith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of ironupon the neck of all thesenations, thatthey may serveNebuchadnezzarking of Babylon; and theyshallserve him: and I havegiven him the beasts of the fieldalso.
Thereforethussaith the LORD; Behold, I willcasttheefrom off the face of the earth: thisyearthoushalt die, becausethouhasttaughtrebellionagainst the LORD.