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Berean Standard Bible

“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:”

Jeremiah 28:1

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Jeremiah 28 is a confrontation between Jeremiah and the prophet Hananiah. Hananiah publicly announces that God will break Babylon's yoke in two years and bring back the exiles, directly contradicting Jeremiah's message.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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:

World English Bible (WEB)

That same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spoke to me in Yahweh’s house, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

King James Version (KJV)

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,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of Jehovah, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And it came about in that year, when Zedekiah first became king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananiah, the son of Azzur the prophet, who came from Gibeon, said to Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, before the priests and all the people,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y ACONTECIÓ en el mismo año, en el principio del reinado de Sedechîas rey de Judá, en el año cuarto, en el quinto mes, que Hananías, hijo de Azur, profeta que era de Gabaón, me habló en la casa de Jehová delante de los sacerdotes y de todo el pueblo, diciendo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cierto día de diciembre del mismo año —el cuarto año del reinado de Sedequías, rey de Judá— Jananías, hijo de Azur, un falso profeta de Gabaón, habló en público en el templo cuando todos los sacerdotes y el pueblo escuchaban, y dijo:

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