1And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, 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,

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Jeremiah 27:1, Jeremiah 27:1, Joshua 9:3, Joshua 9:3, Jeremiah 23:28

2Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

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Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah 27:12, Micah 3:11, Ezekiel 13:5, Ezekiel 13:16

3Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:

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2 Kings 24:13, 2 Kings 24:13, Daniel 1:2, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Daniel 1:2

4And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

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Jeremiah 22:24, Jeremiah 22:24, 2 Kings 25:27, 2 Kings 25:30, Jeremiah 24:1

5Then 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 house of the Lord,

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Jeremiah 28:1, Jeremiah 28:1, Jeremiah 7:2, Jeremiah 26:2, Jeremiah 19:14

6Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform 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.

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1 Kings 1:36, Psalms 41:13, 1 Kings 1:36, Psalms 41:13, Jeremiah 11:5

7Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;

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1 Kings 22:28, 1 Kings 22:28

8The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.

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Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 4:27, 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 22:8, Deuteronomy 4:26

9The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him.

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Deuteronomy 18:22, Deuteronomy 18:22, Jeremiah 6:14, Jeremiah 6:14, Jeremiah 4:10

10Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.

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Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah 28:4, 1 Kings 22:11, 1 Kings 22:24

11And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Even 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.

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2 Chronicles 18:22, 2 Chronicles 18:23, Jeremiah 14:14, Proverbs 14:7, 2 Chronicles 18:22

12Then 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,

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Jeremiah 1:2, Jeremiah 1:2, Jeremiah 29:30, Daniel 9:2, 2 Kings 20:4

13Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.

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Jeremiah 27:15, Psalms 149:8, Lamentations 2:14, Jeremiah 27:15, Psalms 149:8

14For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon 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 beasts of the field also.

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Deuteronomy 28:48, Deuteronomy 28:48, Jeremiah 27:6, Jeremiah 27:7, Jeremiah 27:6

15Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.

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Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 14:15, Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 14:15, Jeremiah 27:15

16Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord.

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Jeremiah 29:32, Jeremiah 29:32, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:4, Exodus 32:12

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

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Zechariah 1:6, Isaiah 44:25, Isaiah 44:26, Zechariah 1:6, Isaiah 44:25