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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 28:5 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Jer 28:5 |
Strong Concordance |
Then the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] said [0559] unto the prophet [05030] Hananiah [02608] in the presence [05869] of the priests [03548], and in the presence [05869] of all the people [05971] that stood [05975] in the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], |
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King James |
Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| the prophet Jeremiah--the epithet, "the prophet," is prefixed to "Jeremiah" throughout this chapter, to correspond to the same epithet before "Hananiah"; except in Jer 28:12, where "the prophet" has been inserted in English Version. The rival claims of the true and the false prophet are thus put in the more prominent contrast. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| Jeremiah's reply. - First Jeremiah admits that the fulfilment of this prediction would be desirable (Jer 28:6), but then reminds his opponent that all the prophets of the Lord up till this time have prophesied of war and calamity (Jer 28:7 and Jer 28:8). So that if a prophet, in opposition to these witnesses of God, predicts nothing but peace and safety, then nothing short of the fulfilment of his prediction can make good his claim to be a true prophet (Jer 28:9). - Jeremiah's answer is to this effect: Jer 28:6. "Amen (i.e., yea), may Jahveh so do! may Jahveh perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Jahveh's house and all the captives from Babylon into this place. Jer 28:7. Only hear now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people. Jer 28:8. The prophets that were before me and before thee from of old, they prophesied concerning many lands and great kingdoms, of war, and of trouble, and of pestilence. Jer 28:9. The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet cometh to pass, shall be known as the prophet that Jahveh hath truly sent. - As to אמן, yea, see on Jer 11:5. The scope of this assent is straightway defined in "may Jahveh so do." But in order that the hearers may not misunderstand his assent, Jeremiah proceeds to show that hitherto only threatening predictions have carried with them the presumption of their being true prophecies, inasmuch as it is these alone that have been in harmony with the predictions of all previous prophets. ויּנּבאוּ (Jer 28:8) is explained by the fact that "the prophets" with the accompany relative clause is made to precede absolute-wise. In the same absolute manner the clause "the prophet...peace" is disposed so that after the verb יוּדע the word הנּביא is repeated. For לרעה many MSS have לרעב; manifestly an adaptation to passages like Jer 14:12; Jer 21:9; Jer 24:10; Jer 27:8, Jer 27:13; Jer 29:17., where sword, famine, and pestilence are mentioned together as three modes of visitation by God; whereas only the general word רעה seems in place here, when mentioned alongside of "war." For this very reason Hitz. rejects רעב as being the least difficult reading, while Ew. takes it under his protection on account of the parallel passages, not considering that the train of thought is different there. - The truth expressed in Jer 28:9 is based on the Mosaic law concerning prophecy, Deu 18:21., where the fulfilment of the prediction is given as the test of true, God-inspired prophecy. |
12 Then the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto Jeremiah [03414] the prophet, after [0310] that Hananiah [02608] the prophet [05030] had broken [07665] the yoke [04133] from off the neck [06677] of the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414], saying [0559],
21 And if thou say [0559] in thine heart [03824], How shall we know [03045] the word [01697] which the LORD [03068] hath not spoken [01696]?
9 The prophet [05030] which prophesieth [05012] of peace [07965], when the word [01697] of the prophet [05030] shall come to pass [0935], then [0227] shall the prophet [05030] be known [03045], that the LORD [03068] hath truly [0571] sent [07971] him.
17 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Behold, I will send [07971] upon them the sword [02719], the famine [07458], and the pestilence [01698], and will make [05414] them like vile [08182] figs [08384], that cannot be eaten [0398], they are so evil [07455].
13 Why will ye die [04191], thou and thy people [05971], by the sword [02719], by the famine [07458], and by the pestilence [01698], as the LORD [03068] hath spoken [01696] against the nation [01471] that will not serve [05647] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894]?
8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation [01471] and kingdom [04467] which will not serve [05647] the same Nebuchadnezzar [05019] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], and that will not put [05414] their neck [06677] under the yoke [05923] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], that nation [01471] will I punish [06485], saith [05002] the LORD [03068], with the sword [02719], and with the famine [07458], and with the pestilence [01698], until I have consumed [08552] them by his hand [03027].
10 And I will send [07971] the sword [02719], the famine [07458], and the pestilence [01698], among them, till they be consumed [08552] from off the land [0127] that I gave [05414] unto them and to their fathers [01].
9 He that abideth [03427] in this city [05892] shall die [04191] by the sword [02719], and by the famine [07458], and by the pestilence [01698]: but he that goeth out [03318], and falleth [05307] to the Chaldeans [03778] that besiege [06696] you, he shall live [02421] [02421], and his life [05315] shall be unto him for a prey [07998].
12 When they fast [06684], I will not hear [08085] their cry [07440]; and when they offer [05927] burnt offering [05930] and an oblation [04503], I will not accept [07521] them: but I will consume [03615] them by the sword [02719], and by the famine [07458], and by the pestilence [01698].
8 The prophets [05030] that have been before [06440] me and before [06440] thee of old [05769] prophesied [05012] both against many [07227] countries [0776], and against great [01419] kingdoms [04467], of war [04421], and of evil [07451], and of pestilence [01698].
5 That I may perform [06965] the oath [07621] which I have sworn [07650] unto your fathers [01], to give [05414] them a land [0776] flowing [02100] with milk [02461] and honey [01706], as it is this day [03117]. Then answered [06030] I, and said [0559], So be it [0543], O LORD [03068].
9 The prophet [05030] which prophesieth [05012] of peace [07965], when the word [01697] of the prophet [05030] shall come to pass [0935], then [0227] shall the prophet [05030] be known [03045], that the LORD [03068] hath truly [0571] sent [07971] him.
8 The prophets [05030] that have been before [06440] me and before [06440] thee of old [05769] prophesied [05012] both against many [07227] countries [0776], and against great [01419] kingdoms [04467], of war [04421], and of evil [07451], and of pestilence [01698].
7 Nevertheless hear [08085] thou now this word [01697] that I speak [01696] in thine ears [0241], and in the ears [0241] of all the people [05971];
6 Even the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] said [0559], Amen [0543]: the LORD [03068] do [06213] so: the LORD [03068] perform [06965] thy words [01697] which thou hast prophesied [05012], to bring again [07725] the vessels [03627] of the LORD'S [03068] house [01004], and all that is carried away captive [01473], from Babylon [0894] into this place [04725].
9 The prophet [05030] which prophesieth [05012] of peace [07965], when the word [01697] of the prophet [05030] shall come to pass [0935], then [0227] shall the prophet [05030] be known [03045], that the LORD [03068] hath truly [0571] sent [07971] him.
8 The prophets [05030] that have been before [06440] me and before [06440] thee of old [05769] prophesied [05012] both against many [07227] countries [0776], and against great [01419] kingdoms [04467], of war [04421], and of evil [07451], and of pestilence [01698].
7 Nevertheless hear [08085] thou now this word [01697] that I speak [01696] in thine ears [0241], and in the ears [0241] of all the people [05971];
6 Even the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] said [0559], Amen [0543]: the LORD [03068] do [06213] so: the LORD [03068] perform [06965] thy words [01697] which thou hast prophesied [05012], to bring again [07725] the vessels [03627] of the LORD'S [03068] house [01004], and all that is carried away captive [01473], from Babylon [0894] into this place [04725].