Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version From early times the prophets who preceded you and me have prophesied war, disaster and plague against many countries and great kingdoms. New Living Translation The ancient prophets who preceded you and me spoke against many nations, always warning of war, disaster, and disease. English Standard Version The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. Berean Standard Bible The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms. King James Bible The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. New King James Version The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries and great kingdoms—of war and disaster and pestilence. New American Standard Bible The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times also prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms regarding war, disaster, and plague. NASB 1995 “The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms, of war and of calamity and of pestilence. NASB 1977 “The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms, of war and of calamity and of pestilence. Legacy Standard Bible The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms, of war and of calamity and of pestilence. Amplified Bible The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms, of war and of disaster and of virulent disease. Christian Standard Bible The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms. Holman Christian Standard Bible The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms. American Standard Version The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. Contemporary English Version that long before we were born, prophets were saying powerful kingdoms would be struck by war, disaster, and disease. English Revised Version The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. GOD'S WORD® Translation Long ago, the prophets who preceded you and me prophesied wars, disasters, and plagues against many countries and great kingdoms. Good News Translation The prophets who spoke long ago, before my time and yours, predicted that war, starvation, and disease would come to many nations and powerful kingdoms. International Standard Version The prophets who came before us from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms. Majority Standard Bible The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms. NET Bible From earliest times, the prophets who preceded you and me invariably prophesied war, disaster, and plagues against many countries and great kingdoms. New Heart English Bible The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. Webster's Bible Translation The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. World English Bible The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, of evil, and of pestilence. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe prophets who have been before me, and before you, from of old, even they prophesy concerning many lands, and concerning great kingdoms, of battle, and of calamity, and of pestilence. Young's Literal Translation The prophets who have been before me, and before thee, from of old, even they prophesy concerning many lands, and concerning great kingdoms, of battle, and of evil, and of pestilence. Smith's Literal Translation The prophets which were before me and before thee from of old, and they will prophesy to many lands and against great kingdoms, for war and for evil and for death. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe prophets that have been before me, and before thee from the beginning, and have prophesied concerning many countries, and concerning great kingdoms, of war, and of affliction, and of famine. Catholic Public Domain Version The prophets, who were before me and before you, from the beginning, have prophesied over many lands and over great kingdoms, about war, and about affliction, and about famine. New American Bible In the past, the prophets who came before you and me prophesied war, disaster, and pestilence against many lands and mighty kingdoms. New Revised Standard Version The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied both against many countries and against great kingdoms, of war and of evil and of pestilence. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The Prophets who have been before me and before you from antiquity also prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms for battle and for evil and for slaughter OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. Brenton Septuagint Translation The prophets that were before me and before you of old, also prophesied over much country, and against great kingdoms, concerning war. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hananiah's False Prophecy…7Nevertheless, listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. 8The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms. 9As for the prophet who prophesies peace, only if the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the LORD has truly sent.”… Cross References Deuteronomy 18:20-22 But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.” / You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” / When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him. 1 Kings 22:8-28 The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. / So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.” / Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them. ... Ezekiel 13:1-16 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD! / This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing. ... Zechariah 1:4-6 Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. / Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? / But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’” 2 Peter 2:1-3 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. Matthew 7:15-20 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ... 2 Chronicles 18:5-27 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.” / But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?” / The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. ... Isaiah 28:7-13 These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments. / For all their tables are covered with vomit; there is not a place without filth. / Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast? ... Micah 3:5-8 This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths: / Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. / Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.” ... Acts 13:6-12 They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, / an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. / But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. ... 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. Lamentations 2:14 The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. Matthew 24:11 and many false prophets will arise and deceive many. Ezekiel 22:28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken. Treasury of Scripture The prophets that have been before me and before you of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. the prophets. prophesied. Leviticus 26:14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; Deuteronomy 4:26,27 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed… Deuteronomy 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: Jump to Previous Ancient Battle Calamity Countries Destruction Disaster Disease Early Evil Famine Great Kingdoms Lands Pestilence Plague Preceded Prophesied Prophesy Prophets Times War WordJump to Next Ancient Battle Calamity Countries Destruction Disaster Disease Early Evil Famine Great Kingdoms Lands Pestilence Plague Preceded Prophesied Prophesy Prophets Times War WordJeremiah 28 1. Hananiah prophesies falsely the return of the vessels, and of Jeconiah3. and there continue until the day of visitation. 5. Jeremiah, wishing it to be true, shows that the event will declare the true prophets. 10. Hananiah breaks Jeremiah's yoke. 12. Jeremiah tells of an iron yoke; 15. and foretells Hananiah's death. The prophets who preceded you and me This phrase refers to the lineage of prophets who came before Jeremiah and Hananiah. The Hebrew root for "prophets" is "נָבִיא" (navi), which means one who is called or appointed to speak for God. Historically, prophets were seen as God's mouthpieces, delivering His messages to the people. This lineage underscores the continuity and consistency of God's communication with His people. The phrase also emphasizes the weight of tradition and the authority of prophetic voices throughout Israel's history, reminding us that true prophecy aligns with God's established word. from ancient times prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֗ים (han·nə·ḇî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet of old הָֽעוֹלָ֑ם (hā·‘ō·w·lām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always who אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that preceded הָי֧וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be you מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of and me וּלְפָנֶ֖יךָ (ū·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face prophesied וַיִּנָּ֨בְא֜וּ (way·yin·nā·ḇə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration war, לְמִלְחָמָ֖ה (lə·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war disaster, וּלְרָעָ֥ה (ū·lə·rā·‘āh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil and plague וּלְדָֽבֶר׃ (ū·lə·ḏā·ḇer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1698: A pestilence against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to many רַבּוֹת֙ (rab·bō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great lands אֲרָצ֤וֹת (’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 776: Earth, land and great גְּדֹל֔וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent kingdoms. מַמְלָכ֣וֹת (mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign Links Jeremiah 28:8 NIVJeremiah 28:8 NLT Jeremiah 28:8 ESV Jeremiah 28:8 NASB Jeremiah 28:8 KJV Jeremiah 28:8 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 28:8 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 28:8 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 28:8 French Bible Jeremiah 28:8 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 28:8 The prophets who have been before me (Jer.) |
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