⁴ And I will restore to this place Jeconiah^[a] son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah^(A) who went to Babylon” – this is the Lord’s declaration – “for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.” ’

¹¹ In the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, ‘This is what the Lord says: “In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon from the neck of all the nations.” ’ The prophet Jeremiah then went on his way.

²⁷ The trees of the field will yield their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; my flock will be secure in their land. They will know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the power of those who enslave them.^(A)