1And it came to passe the same yeere, in the beginning of the reigne of Zedekiah king of Iudah, in the fourth yeere, and in the fift moneth, that Hananiah the sonne of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake vnto mee in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying;

2Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, saying; I haue broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

3Within two full yeeres will I bring againe into this place all the vessels of the Lords house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon tooke away from this place, and caried them to Babylon.

4And I will bring againe to this place Ieconiah the sonne of Iehoiakim king of Iudah, with all the captiues of Iudah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord, for I will breake the yoke of the king of Babylon.

5 Then the prophet Ieremiah said vnto 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,

6Euen the prophet Ieremiah said; Amen: the Lord doe so, the Lord performe the words which thou hast prophecied, to bring againe the vessels of the Lords house, and all that is caried away captiue from Babylon into this place.

7Neuerthelesse, heare thou now this word that I speake in thine eares, and in the eares of all the people.

8The prophets that haue beene before mee, and before thee of old, prophecied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of warre, and of euill, and of pestilence.

9The prophet which prophecieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to passe, then shall the prophet be knowen, that the Lord hath truely sent him.

10 Then Hananiah the prophet tooke the yoke from off the prophet Ieremiahs necke, and brake it.

11And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying; Thus saith the Lord, Euen so will I breake the yoke of Nebuchadnezzer king of Babylon from the necke of all nations within the space of two full yeeres: and the Prophet Ieremiah went his way.

12 Then the word of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah the Prophet (after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the necke of the Prophet Ieremiah) saying,

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

14For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I haue put a yoke of yron vpon the neck of all these nations, that they may serue Nebuchad-nezzar king of Babylon, and they shall serue him, and I haue giuen him the beasts of the field also.

15 Then said the Prophet Ieremiah vnto Hananiah the prophet, Heare nowe Hananiah: the Lord hath not sent thee, but thou makest this people to trust in a lye.

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

17So Hananiah the prophet died the same yeere, in the seuenth moneth.

II == Jer 27:12

III == Jer 27:16

VI == 1st Kings 1:36

IX == Deut 18:22

X == Jer 27:2

XI == Jer 27:7

XIV == Deut 28:48 ; Jer 27:6-7

XV == Jer 29:31 ; Ezek 13:22

XVI == Deut 13:5 ; 2nd Kings 24:12 ; Jer 22:26 ; 28:4 ; 29:32

1 That same year, in (the beginning of) the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, the prophet Hananiah, son of Azzur, from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:

2 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: 'I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

3 Within two years I will restore to this place all the vessels of the temple of the LORD which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, took away from this place to Babylon.

4 And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,' says the LORD. 'for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.'"

5 The prophet Jeremiah answered the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people assembled in the house of the LORD,

6 and said: Amen! thus may the LORD do! May he fulfill the things you have prophesied by bringing the vessels of the house of the LORD and all the exiles back from Babylon to this place!

7 But now, listen to what I am about to state in your hearing and the hearing of all the people.

8 From of old, the prophets who were before you and me prophesied war, woe, and pestilence against many lands and mighty kingdoms.

9 But the prophet who prophesies peace is recognized as truly sent by the LORD only when his prophetic prediction is fulfilled.

10 Thereupon the prophet Hananiah took the yoke from the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, broke it,

11 and said in the presence of all the people: "Thus says the LORD: 'Even so, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, from off the neck of all the nations.'" At that, the prophet Jeremiah went away.

12 Some time after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

13 Go tell Hananiah this: Thus says the LORD: By breaking a wooden yoke, you forge an iron yoke!

14 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: A yoke of iron I will place on the necks of all these nations serving Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and they shall serve him; even the beasts of the field I give him.

15 To the prophet Hananiah the prophet Jeremiah said: Hear this, Hananiah! The LORD has not sent you, and you have raised false confidence in this people.

16 For this, says the LORD, I will dispatch you from the face of the earth; this very year you shall die, because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.

17 That same year, in the seventh month, Hananiah the prophet died.

v 1-4. Hananiah confronted Jeremiah publicly on the fifth month and fourth year of Zedekiah, Aug. - Sept. 593 BC. Being from Gibeon, a priest town, he was probably from a priestly family, but his false prophesy was just opposite of Jeremiah’s. He said God told him that He had broken the yoke of Babylon and in two full years, Jeconiah, other captives and vessels would be returned from Babylon.

v 5-9. Jeremiah publicly replied that would be great if it were true. Nevertheless, a prophet was known to come from God only if his prophecy came true.

v 10,11. Hananiah took the yoke from Jeremiah’s neck and broke it saying the yoke would be broken from Babylon within two full years. Jeremiah patiently left.

v 12-14. God sent Jeremiah back to Hananiah saying he had broken yokes of wood but Jeremiah was to make yokes of iron, because God had figuratively put a yoke of iron on all the nations and even their beasts to serve Nebuchadnezzar.

v 15-17. Then Jeremiah confronted Hananiah for being a false prophet and persuading Judah to trust his lies. In proof that Jeremiah had the word of the Lord he said that Hananiah would die that same year for teaching rebellion, and he did die within two months. Thus Jeremiah was vindicated and Hananiah was judged.