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And it came to pass 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 Jehovah , in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
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Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts , the God of Israel , saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon .
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Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of Jehovah's house , that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place , and carried to Babylon ;
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and I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim , the king of Judah , with all the captives of Judah that went to Babylon , saith Jehovah : for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon .
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And the prophet Jeremiah spoke unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests , and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of Jehovah .
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And the prophet Jeremiah said , Amen, may Jehovah do so! may Jehovah perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again from Babylon , into this place , the vessels of Jehovah's house , and all them of the captivity!
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Nevertheless, hear , I pray thee, this word which I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people:
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The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old, prophesied also concerning many countries and concerning great kingdoms , of war , and of evil , and of pestilence .
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The prophet that prophesieth of peace , when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, shall be known as the prophet whom Jehovah hath really sent .
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And the prophet Hananiah took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah 's neck , and broke it.
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And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people , saying, Thus saith Jehovah : So will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon within two full years from off the neck of all the nations . And the prophet Jeremiah went his way .
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And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah , after that the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah , saying,
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Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah : Thou hast broken the yokes of wood , and thou hast made in their place yokes of iron .
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For thus saith Jehovah 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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And the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah, Hear now, Hananiah: Jehovah hath not sent thee; and thou makest this people to trust in falsehood .
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Therefore thus saith Jehovah : Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die , for thou hast spoken revolt against Jehovah .
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And the prophet Hananiah died in the same year in the seventh month .