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Then the prophet Hananiah took hold of the yoke that was on the prophet Jeremiah's neck and broke it.
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He said before all the people, "This is what the LORD says: Just as this yoke has been broken, I will break the yoke of Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar from the neck of all the nations within two years." Then the prophet Jeremiah walked away.
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Sometime after Hananiah had broken the yoke that was on Jeremiah's neck, the LORD told him:
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Go, say to Hananiah, The LORD proclaims: You have broken a wooden yoke, but I will replace it with an iron one.
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The LORD of heavenly forces, the God of Israel, proclaims: I will put iron yokes on the necks of all these nations, and they will serve Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar; even the wild animals will be subject to him!
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Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah: "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD hasn't sent you. All you are doing is persuading these people to believe a lie.
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Therefore, the LORD proclaims: I'm going to send you somewhere—right off the face of the earth! Before the year ends, you will die since you have incited rebellion against the LORD."
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The prophet Hananiah died in the seventh month of that year.