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.
The prophets who came before you and me in ancient times prophesied against many nations and powerful kingdoms, warning of war, disaster, and disease.
Jeremiah is reminding Hananiah that throughout history, true prophets have typically brought messages of warning about coming judgment rather than false comfort.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Jeremiah 28, the prophet Jeremiah is confronting a false prophet named Hananiah during a time of political tension in Judah, around 594 BC, when the Babylonian empire threatened invasion. Jeremiah references earlier prophets like Isaiah and others who consistently warned of divine judgment through war, evil, and pestilence as consequences for the nation's unfaithfulness to God's covenant. This verse serves as Jeremiah's defense of his own prophecies, emphasizing that true prophetic messages from the past often predicted hardship rather than comfort.
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