Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times
King 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.
Holman Bible
The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, disaster,
International Standard Version
The prophets who came before us from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.
A Conservative Version
The prophets who 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.
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.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
The prophets, who were before me and before you, from early times gave word to a number of countries and great kingdoms about war and destruction and disease.
Darby Translation
The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old, prophesied also concerning many countries and concerning great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded 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.
Modern King James verseion
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 plague.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The prophets that were before us in times past, which prophesied of war, or trouble, or pestilence -
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.
The Emphasized Bible
The prophets who were before me and before thee, from age-past times when they prophesied against many lands and concerning great kingdoms, of war and of calamity and of pestilence,
Webster
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, and of evil, and of pestilence.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Plagues » Often followed war and famine
Prophecy and prophets » How to spot a true prophet and a false prophet
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 28:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hananiah, The False Prophet
7
But listen to what I say to you and to the people.
8 The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 17:1
Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: By the living Jehovah, the God of Israel, whose servant I am, there will be no dew or rain in these years, but only at my word.
Amos 1:2
He said: Jehovah (YHWH) roars from Zion! He utters his voice from Jerusalem! The pastures of the shepherds mourn for lack of water. The top of Carmel withers.
Leviticus 26:14-46
If you will not listen to me and obey all these commandments,
Deuteronomy 4:26-27
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day that you will soon utterly perish from off the land you possess the other side of the Jordan. You will not prolong your days upon it, but will be destroyed.
Deuteronomy 28:15-68
If you do not obey Jehovah your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes with which I charge you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
Deuteronomy 29:18-28
Make sure that no man, woman, family, or tribe standing here today turns from Jehovah our God to serve the gods of other nations. This would be like a root that grows to be a bitter and poisonous plant.
Deuteronomy 31:16-17
Jehovah said to Moses: You are about to lie down with your fathers in death. This people will arise and play the harlot with the strange gods of the land. They will plunge into the midst of it. They will forsake me and break my covenant that I made with them.
Deuteronomy 32:15-44
Jeshurun (Israel) grew fat and disrespectful. You got fat! You were stuffed! You over eat! He abandoned the God who made him and scornfully treated the rock of his salvation.
1 Samuel 2:27-32
A man of God came to Eli. He said: Thus says Jehovah: 'Did I plainly appear to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
1 Samuel 3:11-14
Jehovah said to Samuel: I will do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears it tingle.
1 Kings 14:7-15
Go and tell Jeroboam that this is what Jehovah, the God of Israel, says to him: I chose you from among the people and made you the ruler of my people Israel.
1 Kings 21:18-24
Go to Ahab, king of Israel, in Samaria. He is in the garden of Naboth the Jezreelite. He went there to take it as his heritage.
1 Kings 22:8
Ahab answered: There is one more, Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, always something bad. The king should not say such things! Jehoshaphat replied.
Isaiah 5:1-8
Let me sing to my loved one a song of my beloved concerning his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
Isaiah 6:9-12
He said: Go and tell this people: 'Hear constantly but do not understand. See constantly but do not perceive.'
Isaiah 13:18
And their bows will mow down the young men. They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb. Nor will they have compassion on children.
Isaiah 24:1-23
Jehovah lays the earth waste, annihilates it, disfigures its surface and scatters its inhabitants.
Joel 1:2-20
Hear this, you older men! Listen all you inhabitants of the land. Did this take place in your days, or in the days of your fathers?
Joel 3:1-11
Behold! At that time I will bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem.
Micah 3:8-12
Jehovah's Spirit fills me with power! I have judgment and mightiness to declare to Jacob, his evil behavior, to tell Israel about his sin!
Nahum 1:1-3
The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite: