Jeremiah 28:9
ContextNETBible | So if a prophet prophesied 1 peace and prosperity, it was only known that the Lord truly sent him when what he prophesied came true.” |
NIV © biblegateway Jer 28:9 |
But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognised as one truly sent by the LORD only if his prediction comes true." |
NASB © biblegateway Jer 28:9 |
"The prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet will be known as one whom the LORD has truly sent." |
NLT © biblegateway Jer 28:9 |
So a prophet who predicts peace must carry the burden of proof. Only when his predictions come true can it be known that he is really from the LORD." |
MSG © biblegateway Jer 28:9 |
So any prophet who preaches that everything is just fine and there's nothing to worry about stands out like a sore thumb. We'll wait and see. If it happens, it happens--and then we'll know that GOD sent him." |
BBE © SABDAweb Jer 28:9 |
The prophet whose words are of peace, when his words come true, will be seen to be a prophet whom the Lord has sent. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Jer 28:9 |
As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes true, then it will be known that the LORD has truly sent the prophet." |
NKJV © biblegateway Jer 28:9 |
"As for the prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, the prophet will be known as one whom the LORD has truly sent." |
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NETBible | So if a prophet prophesied 1 peace and prosperity, it was only known that the Lord truly sent him when what he prophesied came true.” |
NET Notes |
1 tn The verbs in this verse are to be interpreted as iterative imperfects in past time rather than as futures because of the explicit contrast that is drawn in the two verses by the emphatic syntactical construction of the two verses. Both verses begin with a casus pendens construction to throw the two verses into contrast: Heb “The prophets who were before me and you from ancient times, they prophesied…The prophet who prophesied peace, when the word of that prophet came true, that prophet was known that the |