Jeremiah 28
1AGAIN it came to pass in the fourth year of Sedekias king of Juda, in the fifth month, that Ananias son of Azor, the false prophet from Gabaon spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
2Thus said the Lord: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon—
3yet two years of days
4and I will bring back to this place the vessels of the house of the Lord, and Jechonias and the captives of Juda; for I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
5Thereupon Jeremias spoke to Ananias in the presence of all the people and in the presence of the priests who were standing in the house of the Lord.
6May the Lord indeed do so, said Jeremias; may He establish the word which thou hast spoken, by bringing back the vessels of the house of the Lord and all the captives from Babylon to this place.
7Nevertheless hear ye the word of the Lord, which I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.
8There have been prophets of old before me, and before you, who have prophesied of war against many a land and against great kingdoms.
9As for the prophet who hath prophesied peace; when his word cometh to pass let the people acknowledge him as a prophet whom the Lord hath indeed sent to them.
10Then in the presence of all the people, Ananias took the yokes from the neck of Jeremias and broke them.
11And Ananias spoke before all the people, saying, Thus said the Lord, So will I break the yoke of the king of Babylon from the necks of all the nations. So Jeremias went his way.
12And there came a word of the Lord to Jeremias after Ananias had broken the yokes from his neck, saying,
13Go and speak to Ananias and say, Thus said the Lord: Thou hast broken wooden yokes; but instead of them I will make yokes of iron.
14For thus said the Lord, I have put an iron yoke on the neck of all the nations, that they may work for the king of Babylon.
15Then Jeremias said to Ananias, The Lord hath not sent thee; and thou hast made this people trust in a lie.
16For this cause thus saith the Lord, Behold I send thee from the face of the earth; this very year thou shalt die.
17So he died in the seventh month.