Verses 2-3
Hananiah prophesied that Yahweh had broken Babylon’s authority over Judah. Within two years the Lord would return to the temple the vessels that Nebuchadnezzar had already taken to Babylon. Hananiah, whose name means "Yahweh has been gracious," announced a message that Yahweh would be gracious. There are about 14 different Hananiahs in the Old Testament; his was a common name. This man probably appears only here, though he may have been the brother of Jaazaniah whom Ezekiel denounced (Ezekiel 11:1-3). Jeremiah predicted that the captivity would last 70 years (Jeremiah 25:11-12; Jeremiah 29:10), but Hananiah predicted it would last only two years.
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