Jeremiah is Released from His Yoke |
Jeremiah 28:1-17 The Book of Jeremiah [in Smaller Chunks] |
And it [happened] the same year, in the beginning of the [rule] of Zedekiah, [Judah's] king, in the 5th month [of] the 4th year, that the prophet, Hananiah, [Azur's] son, [who] was [from] Gibeon, [spoke] to me in the [Lord's] house, in the presence of the priests & all the people. |
[Hananiah said,] The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, speaks [this,] saying, I have broken the yoke, [a.k.a. stocks or oppression] of [Babylon's] king. Within 2 full years, I will bring again into this place all the vessels [from] the [Lord's] house, that Nebuchadnezzar [had taken] away from this place & carried them to Babylon. |
And I will again bring to this place, Jeconiah, [a.k.a. Coniah or Jehoiachin,] the son of Jehoiakim, [Judah's] king, with all the captives of Judah, [who] went into Babylon, says the Lord. For I will break the yoke of [Babylon's] king. Then, the prophet, Jeremiah, said to the prophet, Hananiah, in the presence of the priests & all the people, [who] stood in the [Lord's] house. |
Even the prophet, Jeremiah said, Amen: [May] the Lord do so & the Lord [performs] your words, [that] you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels [from] the [Lord's] house & all [who are] carried away captive, from Babylon, into this place. [However,] you now [listen to] this Word, that I speak in your ears & in the ears of all the people. |
The prophets, [who] have been before me & before you of old, prophesied both against: many countries & [large] kingdoms, [about:] war, [disaster] & pestilence. When the word of the prophet, [who] prophesied of peace, shall [happen,] then the prophet shall be known, that the Lord has truly sent him. |
Then, Hananiah, the prophet, took the yoke from off the prophet, Jeremiah's neck & [broke] it. And Hananiah [spoke] in the presence of all the people, saying, The Lord says [this,] Even [like this,] I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king, [off] from the [necks] of all nations within the space of 2 full years. |
And the prophet, Jeremiah, went [on] his way. After the prophet, Hananiah, had broken the yoke off from the neck of Jeremiah, then, the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, the prophet, saying, Go & tell Hananiah, saying, The Lord says [this;] You have broken the yokes of wood; but you [have made in their place,] yokes of iron for them. |
For the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says [this;] I have put a yoke of iron upon the [necks] of all these nations, [so] that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar, [Babylon's] king & they shall serve him. And I have also given him the [animals] of the field. |
Then, the prophet, Jereiamiah, said to Hananiah, the prophet, Now, hear [this:] Hananiah; The Lord hasn't sent you; but you make this people trust in a lie. Therefore, the Lord says [this; Look,] I will cast you [out,] from off the [surface] of the earth. This year you shall die, because you have taught rebellion against the Lord. So, Hananiah, the prophet, died the same year in the 7th month. |