28In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, early in the reign of Zedekiah king 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:H8141H7225H4467H6667H4428H3063H7243H8141H2549H2320H2608H1121H5809H5030H1391H559H1004H3068H5869H3548H5971H5592"This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.H559H3068H6635H430H3478H559H7665H5923H4428H8943Within two years I will bring back to this place all the articles of the LORD'S house that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and took to Babylon.H3117H8141H7725H4725H3627H3068H1004H5019H4428H894H3947H4725H935H8944I will also bring back to this place Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and all the other exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,' declares the LORD, 'for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.'"H7725H4725H3204H1121H3079H4428H3063H1546H3063H935H894H5002H3068H7665H5923H4428H8945Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah before the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD.H5030H3414H559H5030H2608H5869H3548H5869H5971H5975H1004H30686He said, "Amen! May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied by bringing the articles of the LORD'S house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.H5030H3414H559H543H3068H6213H3068H6965H1697H5012H7725H3627H3068H1004H1473H894H47257Nevertheless, listen to what I have to say in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people:H8085H1697H1696H241H241H59718From early times the prophets who preceded you and me have prophesied war, disaster and plague against many countries and great kingdoms.H5030H6440H6440H5769H5012H7227H776H1419H4467H4421H7451H16989But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the LORD only if his prediction comes true."H5030H5012H7965H1697H5030H935H227H5030H3045H3068H571H797110Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it,H2608H5030H3947H4133H5030H3414H6677H766511and he said before all the people, "This is what the LORD says: 'In the same way will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations within two years.'" At this, the prophet Jeremiah went on his way.H2608H559H5869H5971H559H559H3068H7665H5923H5019H4428H894H6677H1471H3117H8141H5030H3414H3212H187012Shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:H1697H3068H3414H310H2608H5030H7665H4133H6677H5030H3414H55913"Go and tell Hananiah, 'This is what the LORD says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but in its place you will get a yoke of iron.H1980H559H2608H559H559H3068H7665H4133H6086H6213H4133H127014This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will put an iron yoke on the necks of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I will even give him control over the wild animals.'"H559H3068H6635H430H3478H5414H5923H1270H6677H1471H5647H5019H4428H894H5647H5414H2416H770415Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD has not sent you, yet you have persuaded this nation to trust in lies.H559H5030H3414H2608H5030H8085H2608H3068H7971H5971H982H826716Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This very year you are going to die, because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.'"H559H3068H7971H6440H127H8141H4191H1696H5627H306817In the seventh month of that same year, Hananiah the prophet died.H2608H5030H4191H8141H7637H2320