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Jeremiah 28:8

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.

KJV

prophetæ qui fuerunt ante me et ante te, ab initio, et prophetaverunt super terras multas et super regna magna de prælio, et de afflictione, et de fame :

Vulgate

καὶ ἄφνω ἔπεσεν Βαβυλὼν καὶ συνετρίβη. θρηνεῖτε αὐτήν, λάβετε ῥητίνην τῇ διαφθορᾷ αὐτῆς, εἴ πως ἰαθήσεται.

LXX

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.

ASV

הַ/נְּבִיאִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָי֧וּ לְ/פָנַ֛/י וּ/לְ/פָנֶ֖י/ךָ מִן הָֽ/עוֹלָ֑ם וַ/יִּנָּ֨בְא֜וּ אֶל אֲרָצ֤וֹת רַבּוֹת֙ וְ/עַל מַמְלָכ֣וֹת גְּדֹל֔וֹת לְ/מִלְחָמָ֖ה וּ/לְ/רָעָ֥ה וּ/לְ/דָֽבֶר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
דָּ֑בֶר
dbr
noun · 49×
הִנָּבֵ֖א
hnb'
verb · 114×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת
mmlkvt
noun · 117×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
נָּבִ֖יא
nby'
noun · 316×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 14:7 — Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
  • 1Kgs 17:1 — And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my w
  • 1Kgs 21:18 — Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
  • 1Kgs 22:8 — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.
  • 1Sam 2:27 — And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
  • 1Sam 3:11 — And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
  • Amos 1:2 — And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
  • Deut 4:26 — 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 shal
  • Deut 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 shal
  • Deut 29:18 — Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a
  • Deut 31:16 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, a
  • Deut 32:15 — But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
  • Isa 5:1 — Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
  • Isa 6:9 — And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
  • Isa 13:18 — Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
  • Isa 24:1 — Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
  • Joel 1:2 — Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
  • Joel 3:1 — For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
  • Lev 26:14 — But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
  • Mic 3:8 — But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
  • Nah 1:1 — The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.