Jeremiah 28:6

“Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen, etc.] Or, “so be it”; he wished it might be so as Hananiah had said, if it was the will of God; as a prophet he knew it could not be; as an Israelite, out of respect to his country, he wished it might be; or, however, he wished that they would repent of their sins, that the evil he had threatened them with might not come upon them, and the good that Hananiah had prophesied might be fulfilled: the Lord do so: the Lord perform the words which thou hast prophesied; such a hearty regard had he for his country, that, were it the Lord’s pleasure to do this, he could be content to be accounted a false prophet, and Hananiah the true one; it was very desirable to…”

“Amen--Jeremiah prays for the people, though constrained to prophesy against them (Kg1 1:36). The event was the appointed test between contradictory predictions (Deu 18:21-22). "Would that what you say were true!" I prefer the safety of my country even to my own estimation. The prophets had no pleasure in announcing God's judgment, but did so as a matter of stern duty, not thereby divesting themselves of their natural feelings of sorrow for their country's woe. Compare Exo 32:32; Rom 9:3, as instances of how God's servants, intent only on the glory of God and the salvation of the country, forgot self and uttered wishes in a state of feeling transported out of themselves. So Jeremiah wished…”

“Jeremiah’s own wishes concurred with Hananiah’s prediction, but asserts that that prediction was at variance with the language of the older prophets. Jeremiah 28:9 Then shall the prophet ... - Or, “shall be known as the prophet whom the Lord hath truly sent.” return to 'Top of Page'”

“Amen: Num 5:22; Deu 27:15-26; Kg1 1:36; Ch1 16:36; Psa 41:13, Psa 72:19, Psa 89:52; Psa 106:48; Mat 6:13, Mat 28:20; Co1 14:16; Co2 1:20; Rev 1:18, Rev 3:14, Rev 5:14; Rev 19:4, Rev 22:20, Rev 22:21 the Lord perform: Jer 28:3, Jer 11:5, Jer 17:16, Jer 18:20 Jeremiah 28:7”