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Jeremiah 28

Jeremiah 28:1

Hananiah’s False Prophecy · Jeremiah 28:1–17
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Translations

Modern
In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:
Traditional
And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
Literal
And it came to pass in that year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azzur prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of YHWH before the face of the priests and all the people, saying:
Latin
Et factum est in anno illo, in principio regni Sedeciæ regis Juda, in anno quarto, in mense quinto, dixit ad me Hananias filius Azur, propheta de Gabaon, in domo Domini, coram sacerdotibus et omni populo, dicens:

Original

Hebrew
English
In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:

Notes

Jeremiah 28:1

The people were in the temple, so it was likely during one of the annual fall festivals. It could have been the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 23:26–32) or the Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:33–36).

Jeremiah 28:1–17

Shortly after the events of Jeremiah 27, a false prophet named Hananiah publicly challenged Jeremiah in the Temple courtyard. Each prophet claimed to deliver a message from the Lord, but only Jeremiah's prediction was accurate.

Events

People

Azzur: Father of the false prophet Hananiah Hananiah: A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah's prophecies Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Zedekiah: Last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile

Places

Gibeon: Hivite city that tricked Joshua into a peace treaty

Glossary

Azur Azzur Book of Jeremiah Gibeon, Gibeonites Hananiah Ordain, Ordination Peace Postexilic Period Yoke Zedekiah

Topics

Azzur: A Gibeonite Babylon: Empire of Prophecies of Conquests By Christian Minister: Faithful: Jeremiah Christian Minister: Hananiah Church: House of the Lord Hananiah: A Prophet of Gibeon Who Uttered False Prophecies in the Temple During the Reign of Zedekiah Instruction by Object Lessons: Bonds and Yokes Jeremiah: The Prophet: Time of his Prophecies Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments