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Now in the sameyear, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiahking of Judah, in the fourthyear, in the fifthmonth, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people, saying,
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'Withintwoyears I am going to bringback to thisplaceall the vessels of the LORD'Shouse, whichNebuchadnezzarking of Babylontookaway from thisplace and carried to Babylon.
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'I am also going to bringback to thisplaceJeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,' declares the LORD, 'for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.' "
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Then the prophetJeremiahspoke to the prophetHananiah in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD,
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and the prophetJeremiahsaid, "Amen! May the LORDdoso; may the LORDconfirm your wordswhich you have prophesied to bringback the vessels of the LORD'Shouse and all the exiles, from Babylon to thisplace.