## Jeremiah Chapter 28

###### Jeremiah 28:1
[Jeremiah 28:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:1)

וַיְהִ֣י**׀** בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַהִ֗יא בְּרֵאשִׁית֙ מַמְלֶ֙כֶת֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣ה מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה (בשנת) [בַּשָּׁנָה֙] הָרְבִעִ֔ית בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֑י אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֡י חֲנַנְיָה֩ בֶן־עַזּ֨וּר הַנָּבִ֜יא אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִגִּבְעוֹן֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהֹוָ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֧י הַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים וְכׇל־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Żidqiyya king of Yehuda, in the fourth year and in the fifth month, that Ḥananya the son of Azur the prophet, who was of Giv῾on, spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,


###### Jeremiah 28:2
[Jeremiah 28:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:2)

כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר יְהֹוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר שָׁבַ֕רְתִּי אֶת־עֹ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of Yisra᾽el, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Bavel.


###### Jeremiah 28:3
[Jeremiah 28:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:3)

בְּע֣וֹד**׀** שְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֗ים אֲנִ֤י מֵשִׁיב֙ אֶל־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֶֽת־כׇּל־כְּלֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יְהֹוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לָקַ֜ח נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֤ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ מִן־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם בָּבֶֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Within two full years will I bring again to this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel took away from this place, and carried them to Bavel:


###### Jeremiah 28:4
[Jeremiah 28:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:4)

וְאֶת־יְכׇנְיָ֣ה בֶן־יְהוֹיָקִ֣ים מֶלֶךְ־יְ֠הוּדָ֠ה וְאֶת־כׇּל־גָּל֨וּת יְהוּדָ֜ה הַבָּאִ֣ים בָּבֶ֗לָה אֲנִ֥י מֵשִׁ֛יב אֶל־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּ֣י אֶשְׁבֹּ֔ר אֶת־עֹ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And I will bring again to this place Yekhonya the son of Yehoyaqim, king of Yehuda, with all the captives of Yehuda, that went into Bavel, says the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Bavel.


###### Jeremiah 28:5
[Jeremiah 28:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:5)

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יִרְמְיָ֣ה הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל־חֲנַנְיָ֖ה הַנָּבִ֑יא לְעֵינֵ֤י הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וּלְעֵינֵ֣י כׇל־הָעָ֔ם הָעֹמְדִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then the prophet Yirmeya said to the prophet Ḥananya in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord,


###### Jeremiah 28:6
[Jeremiah 28:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:6)

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יִרְמְיָ֣ה הַנָּבִ֔יא אָמֵ֕ן כֵּ֖ן יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהֹוָ֑ה יָקֵ֤ם יְהֹוָה֙ אֶת־דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִבֵּ֗אתָ לְהָשִׁ֞יב כְּלֵ֤י בֵית־יְהֹוָה֙ וְכׇל־הַגּוֹלָ֔ה מִבָּבֶ֖ל אֶל־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and the prophet Yirmeya said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the Lord’s house, and all that were carried away captive, from Bavel to this place.


###### Jeremiah 28:7
[Jeremiah 28:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:7)

אַךְ־שְׁמַֽע־נָא֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י דֹּבֵ֣ר בְּאׇזְנֶ֑יךָ וּבְאׇזְנֵ֖י כׇּל־הָעָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thy ears, and in the ears of all the people;


###### Jeremiah 28:8
[Jeremiah 28:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:8)

הַנְּבִיאִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָי֧וּ לְפָנַ֛י וּלְפָנֶ֖יךָ מִן־הָעוֹלָ֑ם וַיִּנָּ֨בְא֜וּ אֶל־אֲרָצ֤וֹת רַבּוֹת֙ וְעַל־מַמְלָכ֣וֹת גְּדֹל֔וֹת לְמִלְחָמָ֖ה וּלְרָעָ֥ה וּלְדָֽבֶר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
the prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.


###### Jeremiah 28:9
[Jeremiah 28:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:9)

הַנָּבִ֕יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִנָּבֵ֖א לְשָׁל֑וֹם בְּבֹא֙ דְּבַ֣ר הַנָּבִ֔יא יִוָּדַע֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֲשֶׁר־שְׁלָח֥וֹ יְהֹוָ֖ה בֶּאֱמֶֽת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
As for the prophet who prophesies for peace, when the word of that prophet shall come to pass, then shall it be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.


###### Jeremiah 28:10
[Jeremiah 28:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:10)

וַיִּקַּ֞ח חֲנַנְיָ֤ה הַנָּבִיא֙ אֶת־הַמּוֹטָ֔ה מֵעַ֕ל צַוַּ֖אר יִרְמְיָ֣ה הַנָּבִ֑יא וַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵֽהוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then Ḥananya the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Yirmeya’s neck, and broke it.


###### Jeremiah 28:11
[Jeremiah 28:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:11)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲנַנְיָה֩ לְעֵינֵ֨י כׇל־הָעָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּה֮ אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָה֒ כָּ֣כָה אֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר אֶת־עֹ֣ל**׀** נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֗ל בְּעוֹד֙ שְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֔ים מֵעַ֕ל צַוַּ֖אר כׇּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ יִרְמְיָ֥ה הַנָּבִ֖יא לְדַרְכּֽוֹ׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And Ḥananya spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus said the Lord; Even so will I break the yoke of Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel from the neck of all the nations within the space of two years. And the prophet Yirmeya went his way.


###### Jeremiah 28:12
[Jeremiah 28:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:12)

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֑ה אַ֠חֲרֵ֠י שְׁב֞וֹר חֲנַנְיָ֤ה הַנָּבִיא֙ אֶת־הַמּוֹטָ֔ה מֵעַ֗ל צַוַּ֛אר יִרְמְיָ֥ה הַנָּבִ֖יא לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then the word of the Lord came to Yirmeyahu, after Ḥananya the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Yirmeya, saying,


###### Jeremiah 28:13
[Jeremiah 28:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:13)

הָלוֹךְ֩ וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֶל־חֲנַנְיָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה מוֹטֹ֥ת עֵ֖ץ שָׁבָ֑רְתָּ וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ תַחְתֵּיהֶ֖ן מֹט֥וֹת בַּרְזֶֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Go and tell Ḥananya, saying, Thus says the Lord; Thou hast broken the bars of wood; but thou shalt make instead of them bars of iron.


###### Jeremiah 28:14
[Jeremiah 28:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:14)

כִּ֣י כֹֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עֹ֣ל בַּרְזֶ֡ל נָתַ֜תִּי עַל־צַוַּ֣אר**׀** כׇּל־הַגּוֹיִ֣ם הָאֵ֗לֶּה לַעֲבֹ֛ד אֶת־נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וַעֲבָדֻ֑הוּ וְגַ֛ם אֶת־חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה נָתַ֥תִּי לֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Yisra᾽el; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.


###### Jeremiah 28:15
[Jeremiah 28:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:15)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֧ה הַנָּבִ֛יא אֶל־חֲנַנְיָ֥ה הַנָּבִ֖יא שְׁמַֽע־נָ֣א חֲנַנְיָ֑ה לֹא־שְׁלָחֲךָ֣ יְהֹוָ֔ה וְאַתָּ֗ה הִבְטַ֛חְתָּ אֶת־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה עַל־שָֽׁקֶר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then said the prophet Yirmeya to Ḥananya the prophet, Hear now, Ḥananya; The Lord has not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.


###### Jeremiah 28:16
[Jeremiah 28:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:16)

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה הִנְנִי֙ מְשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ֔ מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה הַשָּׁנָה֙ אַתָּ֣ה מֵ֔ת כִּי־סָרָ֥ה דִבַּ֖רְתָּ אֶל־יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Therefore thus says the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast uttered rebellion against the Lord.


###### Jeremiah 28:17
[Jeremiah 28:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/28:17)

וַיָּ֛מׇת חֲנַנְיָ֥ה הַנָּבִ֖יא בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַהִ֑יא בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So Ḥananya the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.