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.Jeremiah 28:8 in the real world
In what words
- נָבָאnâbâʼto prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
- מַמְלָכָהmamlâkâhdominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
- מִלְחָמָהmilchâmâha battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)
- נָבִיאnâbîyʼa prophet or (generally) inspired man
- עוֹלָםʻôwlâmproperly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future
- רַבrababundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- גָּדוֹלgâdôwlgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Ki 22:8, Deu 4:26–27, 1Ki 17:1, 1Sa 3:11–14, Mic 3:8–12, Isa 24:1–23, Deu 29:18–28, 1Sa 2:27–32