Jeremiah 28:5; Jeremiah 28:10-12; Jeremiah 28:15 (The Message)
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Prophet Jeremiah stood up to Prophet Hananiah in front of the priests and all the people who were in God's Temple that day.
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At that, Hananiah grabbed the yoke from Jeremiah's shoulders and smashed it.
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And then he addressed the people: "This is God's Message: In just this way I will smash the yoke of the king of Babylon and get him off the neck of all the nations - and within two years." Jeremiah walked out.
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Later, sometime after Hananiah had smashed the yoke from off his shoulders, Jeremiah received this Message from God:
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So prophet Jeremiah told prophet Hananiah, "Hold it, Hananiah! God never sent you. You've talked the whole country into believing a pack of lies!
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online)
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