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Jeremiah 28:8

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28:8From earliest times, the prophets who preceded you and me invariably8 prophesied war, disaster,9 and plagues against many countries and great kingdoms.

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Footnotes

  1. 8 The word “invariably” is not in the text but is implicit in the context and in the tense of the Hebrew verb. It is supplied in the translation for clarity and to help bring out the contrast in the next verse.
  2. 9 Many Hebrew read “starvation/famine” which is the second member of a common triad “sword, famine, and plague” in Jeremiah. This triad occurs thirteen times in the book and undoubtedly influenced a later scribe to read “starvation [= famine]” here. For this triad see the note on . The words “disaster and plagues” are missing in the .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

From early times the prophets who preceded you and me have prophesied war, disaster and plague against many countries and great kingdoms.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.

NLTNew Living Translation

The ancient prophets who preceded you and me spoke against many nations, always warning of war, disaster, and disease.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many countries and against great kingdoms of war, and of disaster, and of plague.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.