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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.
