Jeremiah 35
1 And it came to pass in the fourth
year of Sedekias king of Juda, in the fifth month,
that Ananias the false prophet, the son of Azor, from
Gabaon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the sight of the priests and
all the people, saying, 2 Thus saith
the Lord; I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
3 Yet two full years, and I will
return into this place the vessels of the house of the Lord,
4 and Jechonias, and the captivity of
Juda: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
5 Then Jeremiah spoke to Ananias in
the sight of all the people, and in the sight of the priests that stood in the
house of the Lord, 6 and Jeremiah
said, May the Lord indeed do thus; may he confirm thy word which thou dost
prophesy, to return the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the
captivity, out of Babylon to this place.
7 Nevertheless hear ye the word of the
Lord which I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people.
8 The prophets that were before me and
before you of old, also prophesied over much country, and against great
kingdoms, concerning war. 9 As for the prophet that has prophesied for peace,
when the word has come to pass, they shall know the
prophet whom the Lord has sent them in truth.
10 Then Ananias took the yokes from
the neck of Jeremiah in the sight of all the people, and broke them to pieces.
11 And Ananias spoke in the presence
of all the people, saying, Thus said the Lord; Thus will I break the yoke of
the king of Babylon from the necks of all the nations. And Jeremiah went his
way.
12 And the word of the Lord came to
Jeremiah, after that Ananias had broken the yokes off his neck, saying,
13 Go and speak to Ananias, saying,
Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but I will make
instead of them yokes of iron. 14 For
thus said the Lord, I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all the nations,
that they may serve the king of Babylon.
15 And Jeremiah said to Ananias, The
Lord has not sent thee; and thou hast caused this people to trust in
unrighteousness. 16 Therefore thus
said the Lord: Behold, I will cast thee off from the
face of the earth: this year thou shalt die.
17 So he died in the seventh month.