Jeremiah 28

1 When Zedekiah had been the King of Judah for more than three years, late in the (summer/hot season), Azzur’s son Hananiah, a prophet from Gibeon [city], spoke to me in the [courtyard of the] temple, while [all] the priests and other people were listening. He said,

and to be in/on/with year [the] he/she/it in/on/with first: beginning kingdom Zedekiah king Judah (in/on/with year *Q(K)*) [the] fourth in/on/with month [the] fifth to say to(wards) me Hananiah son: child Azzur [the] prophet which from Gibeon in/on/with house: temple LORD to/for eye: before(the eyes) [the] priest and all [the] people to/for to say

2 “This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says: ‘I will cause the king of Babylon to stop ruling/controlling [MET] [all of you].

thus to say LORD Hosts God Israel to/for to say to break [obj] yoke king Babylon

3 (Within two years/Before two years have ended), I will cause to be brought bring back to this temple all the valuable things that King Nebuchadnezzar’s [soldiers] took from this temple and took to Babylon.

in/on/with still year day I to return: return to(wards) [the] place [the] this [obj] all article/utensil house: temple LORD which to take: take Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon from [the] place [the] this and to come (in): bring them Babylon

4 And I will also cause King Jehoiachin to be brought back here, and all the [other] people who were captured and taken to Babylon. The king of Babylon has [forced you to do what he wants, like someone] puts a yoke [on the neck of an ox to force it to do what he] wants [MET] it to do. But I will cause that to end. [That will happen because] I, Yahweh, have said it.’”

and [obj] Jeconiah son: child Jehoiakim king Judah and [obj] all captivity Judah [the] to come (in): come Babylon [to] I to return: return to(wards) [the] place [the] this utterance LORD for to break [obj] yoke king Babylon

5 I replied to Hananiah in front of [all] the priests and other people who were standing outside the temple.

and to say Jeremiah [the] prophet to(wards) Hananiah [the] prophet to/for eye: before(the eyes) [the] priest and to/for eye: before(the eyes) all [the] people [the] to stand: stand in/on/with house: temple LORD

6 I said, “(Amen/May that happen)! I desire/hope that what you have predicted will happen. I hope/desire that Yahweh will do everything that you have said! I hope/desire that he will cause [men from Babylon] to bring back from Babylon [all] the valuable things that were in this temple, and all the people who were taken [to Babylon].

and to say Jeremiah [the] prophet amen so to make: do LORD to arise: establish LORD [obj] word your which to prophesy to/for to return: return article/utensil house: temple LORD and all [the] captivity from Babylon to(wards) [the] place [the] this

7 But now listen to what I say to you while all these people are listening.

surely to hear: hear please [the] word [the] this which I to speak: speak in/on/with ear: hearing your and in/on/with ear: hearing all [the] people

8 Many years ago, those who were prophets before you and I [became prophets] spoke messages about many nations and great kingdoms. They predicted/prophesied that wars and disasters and plagues/diseases would occur in those nations.

[the] prophet which to be to/for face: before my and to/for face: before your from [the] forever: antiquity and to prophesy to(wards) land: country/planet many and upon kingdom great: large to/for battle and to/for distress: harm and to/for pestilence

9 [So now you or] any other prophet who predicts that things will go well [for us must show that your message is correct. Only] if what you predict actually happens will we know that you were truly appointed by Yahweh.”

[the] prophet which to prophesy to/for peace in/on/with to come (in): come word [the] prophet to know [the] prophet which to send: depart him LORD in/on/with truth: true

10 Then Hananiah took the yoke off my neck and broke it.

and to take: take Hananiah [the] prophet [obj] [the] yoke from upon neck Jeremiah [the] prophet and to break him

11 Then he said this to all the people who were there: “This is what Yahweh says: ‘Just like Hananiah has broken this yoke, within two years I will cause King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon to [stop forcing the people to do what he wants, which has been like] a heavy yoke on all their necks [MET].’” After Hananiah said that, I left the temple area.

and to say Hananiah to/for eye: before(the eyes) all [the] people to/for to say thus to say LORD thus to break [obj] yoke Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon in/on/with still year day (from upon *L(abh)*) neck all [the] nation and to go: went Jeremiah [the] prophet to/for way: journey his

12 [Soon] after Hananiah had broken the yoke that was around my neck, Yahweh gave this message to me:

and to be word LORD to(wards) Jeremiah after to break Hananiah [the] prophet [obj] [the] yoke from upon neck Jeremiah [the] prophet to/for to say

13 “Go and say this to Hananiah: ‘Yahweh says that you have broken a wooden yoke, but that he will replace it with an iron yoke.

to go: went and to say to(wards) Hananiah to/for to say thus to say LORD yoke tree: wood to break and to make underneath: instead them yoke iron

14 I have forced the people of all these nations to [become slaves of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. That is [like] [MET] an iron yoke around their necks. I have put everything, even wild animals, under his control.’”

for thus to say LORD Hosts God Israel yoke iron to give: put upon neck all [the] nation [the] these to/for to serve [obj] Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon and to serve him and also [obj] living thing [the] land: country to give: give to/for him

15 Then I [went to] Hananiah and said to him, “Hananiah, listen [to this]: Yahweh has not appointed you; instead, [you have told] lies to the people, and they have believed your lies.

and to say Jeremiah [the] prophet to(wards) Hananiah [the] prophet to hear: hear please Hananiah not to send: depart you LORD and you(m. s.) to trust [obj] [the] people [the] this upon deception

16 Therefore, this is what Yahweh says: ‘You will [soon] die. Before the end of this year, you will die, because you have rebelled against Yahweh.’”

to/for so thus to say LORD look! I to send: depart you from upon face: surface [the] land: planet [the] year you(m. s.) to die for revolt to speak: speak to(wards) LORD

17 Hananiah died two months later.

and to die Hananiah [the] prophet in/on/with year [the] he/she/it in/on/with month [the] seventh