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And it was, in this◦ year, in the beginning ◦ of the kingdom of Zedekiah king of Judah , in the fourth year, in the fifth month , that Hananiah the son of Azur, the prophet , who was from Gibeon , said to▵ me in the house of Jehovah , before the eyes of the priests and of all the people, saying,
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Thus says Jehovah of Armies , the God of Israel , saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon .
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Within◦ two··years of days will I◦ return to▵ this place all the vessels of the house of Jehovah , that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took from this place , and brought them to Babylon ;
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and I◦ will return to▵ this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah , and all the exiles of Judah , who came into Babylon , says ◦ Jehovah ; for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon .
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And Jeremiah the prophet said to▵ Hananiah the prophet in the eyes of the priests , and in the eyes of all the people who stood in the house of Jehovah ,
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even▵ the prophet Jeremiah said , Amen; May Jehovah do so; may Jehovah perform◦ thy words which thou hast prophesied, to return the vessels of the house of Jehovah , and all who are exiled, from Babylon to▵ this place .
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Only▵ hear , I pray◦ thee, this word that 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 from the age, prophesied both against▵ many lands , and against great kingdoms , of war , and of evil , and of pestilence .
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The prophet who prophesies of◦ peace , when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known , that Jehovah has in truth sent him.
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And Hananiah the prophet took the brace from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet , and broke it.
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And Hananiah said before▫ the eyes of all the people , saying, Thus says Jehovah ; So▵ will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from off the neck of all the nations in yet two··years of days . And Jeremiah the prophet went his way .
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And the word of Jehovah was to▵ Jeremiah , after Hananiah the prophet had broken the brace from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet , saying,
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Go ◦ and say to▵ Hananiah, saying, Thus says Jehovah ; Thou hast broken the braces of wood ; but thou shalt make instead··of them braces of iron .
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For thus says Jehovah of Armies , 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 animals of the field also.
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And Jeremiah the prophet said unto▵ Hananiah the prophet , Hear now◦, Hananiah; Jehovah has not sent thee; but thou◦ makest this people to trust in falsity.
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Therefore thus says Jehovah ; Behold, I will send thee from off the faces of the ground; this▫ year thou◦ shalt die , for thou hast spoken revolt against Jehovah .
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And Hananiah the prophet died in that◦ year in the seventh month .