Hananiah the False Prophet

Jeremiah 28

1 In that same year, at the beginning of the reign of n Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, Hananiah the son of o Azzur, the prophet from p Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying, 2 "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: q I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 3 r Within s two years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the Lord's house, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon. 4 I will also bring back to this place t Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon, declares the Lord, q for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon."

5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Hananiah the prophet in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord, 6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, u "Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord make the words that you have prophesied come true, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the exiles. 7 Yet hear now this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. 8 v The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. 9 w As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes to pass, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet."

10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the x yoke-bars from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke them. 11 And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, y "Thus says the Lord: z Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of a all the nations within two years." But Jeremiah the prophet went his way.

12 Sometime after the prophet b Hananiah had broken the yoke-bars from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 13 "Go, tell Hananiah, 'Thus says the Lord: You have broken wooden bars, but you have made in their place bars of iron. 14 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put upon the neck of all these nations c an iron yoke to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, d and they shall serve him, e for I have given to him even the beasts of the field.'" 15 And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, "Listen, Hananiah, f the Lord has not sent you, g and you have made this people trust in a lie. 16 Therefore thus says the Lord: 'Behold, I will remove you from the face of the earth. This year you shall die, h because you have uttered rebellion against the Lord.'"

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

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 27:12
    To Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke in like manner: "Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people and live.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 11:1
    The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of the Lord, which faces east. And behold, at the entrance of the gateway there were twenty-five men. And I saw among them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
  3. Cross References
    Joshua 9:3
    But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai.
    Joshua 21:17
    Then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 27:2
    Thus the Lord said to me: "Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
    Jeremiah 27:11 - 12
    But any nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave on its own land, to work it and dwell there, declares the Lord."'
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 27:16
    Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, "Thus says the Lord : Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, 'Behold, the vessels of the Lord 's house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon,' for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you.
  6. Cross References
    Jeremiah 28:11
    And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, "Thus says the Lord : Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations within two years." But Jeremiah the prophet went his way.
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 22:10
    Weep not for him who is dead, nor grieve for him, but weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he shall return no more to see his native land.
    Jeremiah 22:12
    But in the place where they have carried him captive, there shall he die, and he shall never see this land again.
    Jeremiah 22:26
    I will hurl you and the mother who bore you into another country, where you were not born, and there you shall die.
  8. Cross References
    Jeremiah 28:2
    Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
  9. Cross References
    1 Kings 1:36
    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, say so.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 26:18
    "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah: 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, "'Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.'
  11. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 18:22
    When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him.
    Jeremiah 6:14
    They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.
  12. Cross References
    Jeremiah 27:2
    Thus the Lord said to me: "Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
  13. Cross References
    1 Kings 22:11
    And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, "Thus says the Lord, 'With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.'
  14. Cross References
    Jeremiah 28:2 - 3
    Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
  15. Cross References
    Jeremiah 27:7
    All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave.
  16. Cross References
    Jeremiah 28:1
    In that same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fifth month of the fourth year, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying.
    Jeremiah 28:10
    Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke-bars from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke them.
  17. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:48
    Therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 25:11
    This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
  19. Cross References
    Jeremiah 27:6
    Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him.
  20. Cross References
    Jeremiah 29:31
    Send to all the exiles, saying, 'Thus says the Lord concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah had prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie.
    Deuteronomy 18:20
    But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.
    Ezekiel 13:22 - 23
    Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not grieved him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his evil way to save his life.
  21. Cross References
    Jeremiah 5:31
    The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?
  22. Cross References
    Jeremiah 29:32
    Therefore thus says the Lord : Behold, I will punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He shall not have anyone living among this people, and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, declares the Lord, for he has spoken rebellion against the Lord.'
    Deuteronomy 13:5
    But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, to make you leave the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
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