Yeremia 28:17

28:17 In the seventh month of that very same year ¹  the prophet Hananiah died.

Yeremia 29:15

29:15 “You say, ‘The Lord has raised up prophets of good news ²  for us here in Babylon.’

Yeremia 37:6

37:6 The Lord gave the prophet Jeremiah a message for them. He told him to tell them, ³ 

[28:17]  ¹ sn Comparison with Jer 28:1 shows that this whole incident took place in the space of two months. Hananiah had prophesied that the captivity would be over before two years had past. However, before two months were past, Hananiah himself died in fulfillment of Jeremiah’s prophecy of his death. His death was a validation of Jeremiah as a true prophet. The subsequent events of 588 b.c. would validate Jeremiah’s prophesies and invalidate those of Hananiah.

[29:15]  ² tn The words “of good news” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[37:6]  ³ tn Heb “And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying.”