New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 28

Hananiah’s False Prophecy

1Now in the sameהַהִ֗יאha.Hi'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,in the beginningבְּרֵאשִׁית֙be.re.ShitH7225of the reignמַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙mam.Le.khetH4467ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,in the fourthהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙bish.natH8141,in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָה֩cha.nan.YahH2608the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azzurעַזּ֨וּר'a.ZurH5809,the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was fromGibeonמִגִּבְעוֹן֙mi.giv.'OnH1391,spokeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֧יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysH559the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘I have brokenשָׁבַ֞רְתִּיsha.Var.tiH7665the yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

3Withinבְּע֣וֹד׀be.'odH5750twoH8145yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141I am going to bringמֵשִׁיב֙me.ShivH7725backH7725to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725allכָּל־kol-H3605the vesselsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדנֶאצַּ֤רne.vu.kha.d.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894tookH3947awayH3947from thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and carriedוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4I amalso going to bringמֵשִׁ֛יבme.ShivH7725backH7725to thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Jeconiahיְכָנְיָ֣הye.kha.ne.YahH3204the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063,and allכָּל־kol-H3605theexilesגָּל֨וּתga.LutH1546of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063who wentהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935to Babylonבָּבֶ֗לָהba.Ve.lahH894,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘for I will breakאֶשְׁבֹּ֔ר'esh.BorH7665theyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.’”

5Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahH3414spokeוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֤יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and in the presenceוּלְעֵינֵ֣יu.le.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who were standingהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

6and the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahH3414saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Amenאָמֵ֕ן'a.MenH543!May the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651;may the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068confirmיָקֵ֤םya.KemH6965your wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have prophesiedנִבֵּ֗אתָni.Be.taH5012to bringH7725backלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725the vesselsכְּלֵ֤יke.LeiH3627of the Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068houseבֵית־veit-H1004and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לmi.ba.VelH894to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

7Yetאַךְ־'akh-H389hearשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָא֙na'H4994thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I am about to speakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696in your hearingבְּאָזְנֶ֑יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241and in the hearingוּבְאָזְנֵ֖יu.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971!

8The prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834were beforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440me and beforeוּלְפָנֶ֖יךָu.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you from ancientH5769timesH5769prophesiedוַיִּנָּ֨בְא֜וּvai.yi.Na.ve.'UH5012againstאֶל־'el-H413manyרַבּוֹת֙ra.bOtH7227landsאֲרָצ֤וֹת'a.ra.TzotH776and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419kingdomsמַמְלָכ֣וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,of warלְמִלְחָמָ֖הle.mil.cha.MahH4421and of calamityH7463and of pestilenceוּלְדָֽבֶר׃u.le.Da.verH1698.

9The prophetהַנָּבִ֕יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834prophesiesיִנָּבֵ֖אyi.na.Ve'H5012of peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,when the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030comesH935to passH935,then that prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030will be knownיִוָּדַע֙yi.va.Da'H3045asone whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has trulyבֶּאֱמֶֽת׃be.'e.MetH571sentשְׁלָח֥וֹshe.la.ChoH7971.”

10Then Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֤הcha.nan.YahH2608the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947theyokeהַמּוֹטָ֔הha.mo.TahH4133from the neckצַוַּ֖ארtza.VarH6677of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030and brokeוַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵֽהוּ׃Vai.yish.be.Re.huH7665it.

11Hananiahחֲנַנְיָה֩cha.nan.YahH2608spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּה֮kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, ‘EvenH3602soH3602will I breakאֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר'esh.BorH7665withinבְּעוֹד֙be.'OdH5750twoH8145fullיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141the yokeעֹ֣ל׀'olH5923of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻֽכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894from the neckצַוַּ֖ארtza.VarH6677of allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471.’”Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414wentוַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980his wayלְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃ פle.dar.KoH1870.

12Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הyir.me.YahH3414afterאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֤הcha.nan.YahH2608the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030had brokenשְׁב֞וֹרshe.VorH7665the yokeהַמּוֹטָ֔הha.mo.TahH4133from offמֵעַ֗לme.'AlH5921the neckצַוַּ֛ארtza.VarH6677of the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“Goהָלוֹךְ֩ha.loKhH1980and speakוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֜הcha.nan.YahH2608,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “You have brokenשָׁבָ֑רְתָּsha.Va.re.taH7665the yokesמוֹטֹ֥תmo.TotH4133of woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,but you have madeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213insteadתַחְתֵּיהֶ֖ןtach.tei.HenH8478of themyokesמֹט֥וֹתmo.TotH4133of ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.”

14For thusכֹֽה־khoh-H3541saysאָמַר֩'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “I have putנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414ayokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923of ironבַּרְזֶ֡לbar.ZelH1270on the neckצַוַּ֣אר׀tza.VarH6677of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,that they may serveלַעֲבֹ֛דla.'a.VodH5647Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894; and they willserveוַעֲבָדֻ֑הוּva.'a.va.Du.huH5647him. AndI have alsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him the beastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704.”’”

15Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הyir.me.YahH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֥הcha.nan.YahH2608the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030, “Listenשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָ֣אna'H4994,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608,the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has not sentשְׁלָחֲךָ֣she.la.cha.KhaH7971you, andyou have made thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971trustהִבְטַ֛חְתָּhiv.Tach.taH982in a lieשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

16Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘BeholdH2009, I am about toremoveמְשַֽׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֔me.sha.le.cha.KhaH7971you from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127.This yearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141you are going todieמֵ֔תMetH4191,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you havecounseledדִבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696rebellionסָרָ֥הsa.RahH5627againstאֶל־'el-H413the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.’”

17So Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֥הcha.nan.YahH2608the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the sameהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ פha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

Hananiah’s False Prophecy

Commentaries on Jeremiah 28