Jeremiah 28:8

“The prophets that have been before me, and before thee of old, etc.] Such as Isaiah, Hoses, Joel, Amos, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, and others: these prophesied both against many countries and against great kingdoms; as Egypt, Babylon, Syria, Ethiopia, Moab, etc. as Isaiah particularly did: of war, and of evil, and of pestilence; by evil some think is meant famine, because that usually goes along with the other mentioned, and there being but one letter in which the words for evil and famine differ; and now the prophets that prophesied of these were sent of God, were the true prophets of the Lord; and therefore this ought not to be objected to the prejudice of Jeremiah, that his…”

“prophets . . . before me--Hosea, Joel, Amos, and others. evil--a few manuscripts, read "famine," which is more usually associated with the specification of war and pestilence (Jer 15:2; Jer 18:21; Jer 27:8, Jer 27:13). But evil here includes all the calamities flowing from war, not merely famine, but also desolation, &c. Evil, being the more difficult reading, is less likely to be the interpolated one than famine, which probably originated in copying the parallel passages.”

“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'”

“The prophets: As Hosea, Joel, Amos, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, and others, all of whom had denounced similar evils against a corrupt people. So that they who opposed Jeremiah also opposed those who preceded him; and it was altogether unprecedented for a true prophet to promise deliverance to a guilty nation, without calling them to repentance. prophesied: Lev. 26:14-46; Deu 4:26, Deu 4:27, 28:15-68, Deu 29:18-28, Deu 31:16, Deu 31:17, 32:15-44; Sa1 2:27-32, Sa1 3:11-14; Kg1 14:7-15, Kg1 17:1, Kg1 21:18-24, Kg1 22:8; Isa 5:1-8; Isa 6:9-12, Isa 13:18, 24:1-23; Joel 1:2-20, Joe 3:1-11; Mic 3:8-12; Nahum 1:1-3:19; Amo 1:2 Jeremiah 28:9”