¶ And it came to pass the same¹ year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah² the son of Azur the prophet³, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I⁴ have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

Within two full years⁵ will I bring again into this place all the⁶ vessels of the LORD'S house, that⁷ Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:

And I will bring⁸ again to this place Jeconiah⁹ the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break¹² the yoke of the king of Babylon.

Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house¹³ of the LORD,

Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen¹⁴: the LORD do so: the LORD perform¹⁵ thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.

¹⁶Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;

The prophets¹⁷ that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied¹⁸ both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.

The prophet which¹⁹ prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then²⁰ shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.

¶ Then Hananiah the prophet took²¹ the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.

And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus²² saith the LORD; Even²³ so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

²⁴Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast²⁵ broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt²⁶ make for them yokes of iron.

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put²⁷ a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they²⁸ may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I²⁹ have given him the beasts of the field also.

Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD³⁰ hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will³¹ cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year³² thou shalt die, because³³ thou hast taught rebellion³⁴ against the LORD.

So Hananiah³⁵ the prophet died the same year in the seventh month³⁶.