Jeremiah 28:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 28:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 28:8 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great k..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 28:8 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 28:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 28:8 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 28:8
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 28:8: before, against, many
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 28:8: prophets, old, prophesied
“And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: sore: Heb. evil”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 28:8: before, old, great
“And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? one...: Heb. a man to his neighbour”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 28:8: prophets, before, old
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 28:8: before, old, against
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