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Jeremiah 28

3 The falſe prophecie of Hananiáh. 12 Ieremiáh reproueth Hananiáh, and prophecieth.
1.ANd that ſame yere in the beginning of the reigne of Zedekiáh King of Iudáh in the fourth yere, and in the fift moneth Hananiáh the ſonne of Azúr the Prophet, w̃ was of Gibeón, ſpake to me in the Houſe of the Lord in the preſence of the Prieſts, and of all the people, and ſaid,
2.Thus ſpeaketh the Lord of hoſtes, the God of Iſraél, ſaying, I haue broken the yoke of the King of Babél.
3.Within two yeres ſpace I wil bring into this place all the veſſels of the Lords Houſe, yͤ Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél toke away from this place, and caried them into Babél.
4.And I wil bring againe to this place Ieconiáh the ſonne of Iehoiakim King of Iudáh, with all the that were caryed away captiue of Iudáh, and wẽt into Babél, ſaith the Lord: for I wil breake the yoke of the King of Babél.
5.Then the Prophet Ieremiáh ſaid vnto the Prophet Hananiáh in the preſence of the Prieſts, & in the preſence of all the people that ſtode in the Houſe of the Lord.
6.Eué the Prophet Ieremiáh ſaid, So be it: the Lord ſo do, the Lord confirme thy wordes which thou haſt prophecied to reſtore the veſſels of the Lords Houſe, and all that is caried captiue from Babél into this place.
7.But heare thou now this worde that I wil ſpeake in thine eares and in the eares of all the people.
8.The Prophetes that haue bene before me and before thee in time paſt, prophecied againſt manie countreis, and againſt great king domes, of warre, & of plagues, and of peſtilence.
9.And the Prophet which prophecieth of peace, when the worde of the Prophet ſhal come to paſſe, then ſhal the Prophet be knowen that the Lord hathe truely ſent him.
10.Then Hananiáh the Prophet toke the yoke from the Prophet Ieremiahs necke, and brake it.
11.And Hananiáh ſpake in the preſence of all the people, ſaying, Thus ſaith ye Lord, Euen ſo wil I breake the yoke of Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél, fro the necke of all nations within the ſpace of two yeres: and the Prophet Ieremiáh went his way.
12.Then the worde of the Lord came vnto Ieremiáh the Prophet, (after that Hananiáh the Prophet had broken the yoke from the necke of the Prophet Ieremiáh) ſaying,
13.Go, & tel Hananiáh, ſaying, Thus ſaith the Lord, Thou haſt broken the yokes of wood: but thou ſhalt make for them yokes of yron.
14.For thus ſaith the Lord of hoſtes the God of Iſraél, I haue put a yoke of yron vpon ye necke of all theſe natiós, that they may ſerue Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babél: for they ſhal ſerue him, and I haue giuen him the beaſts of the field alſo.
15.The ſaid the Prophet Ieremiáh vnto the Prophet Hananiáh, Heare now Hananiáh, the Lord hathe not ſent thee, but thou makeſt this people to truſt in a lye.
16.Therefore thus ſaith the Lord, Beholde, I wil caſt thee from of the earth: this yere thou ſhalt dye, becauſe thou haſt ſpoken rebelliouſly againſt the Lord.
17.So Hananiáh the Prophet dyed the ſame yere in the ſeuenth moneth.

Notes

1:a.
When Ieremiáh began to beare the bondes and yokes
1:b.
After that the land had reſted, as Leu. 25,1 deu 15,1
1:c.
This was a citie in Beniamín belonging to the ſonnes of Aarón, Ioſh. 21,17.
5:d.
He was ſo eſtemed, thogh he was a falſe Prophet.
6:e.
That is, I wolde wiſh ye ſame for Gods honour, & welthe of my people, but he hathe appointed the contrarie.
8:f.
Meaning, that the Prophetes that did ether denounce warre or peace, were tryed ether true or falſe by the ſucceſſe of their prophecies. Albeit God maketh to come to paſſe ſometime that which the falſe prophet ſpeaketh, to trye the faith of his, Deut. 13.3.
11:g.
This declareth the impudencie of the wicked hirelings, which haue no zeale to the trueth, but are led with ambition to get the fauour of mé, & therefore can not abide any, that might diſcredit them, but burſt forthe into rages and contrarie to their owne coſcience, paſſe not what lyes they report, or how wickedly they do, ſo yt thei may mainteine their eſtimation
14:h.
That is, a hard, and cruel ſeruitude.
14:i.
Signifying, that all ſhulde be his, as Dan. 2, 38.
17:k.
Seing this thing was euident in the eyes of ye people, and yet they returned not to ye Lord, it is manifeſt, that miracles can not moue vs, nether the worde it ſelf, except God touche the heart.