KJV ORIGINAL
So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the prophet Hananiah died that same year in the seventh month.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records the fulfillment of God's judgment - Hananiah died within the year, exactly as Jeremiah had prophesied would happen to him.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred around 594 BC during the reign of King Zedekiah in Judah. Hananiah was a false prophet who had publicly contradicted Jeremiah's message from God, claiming that the Babylonian exile would end in two years rather than the 70 years God had declared. Earlier in chapter 28, Jeremiah had prophesied that Hananiah would die within the year as punishment for speaking rebellion against the Lord.
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