Jeremiah 28 · Verse 5

Jeremiah 28:5

Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord,
Jeremiah 28:5, King James Version

Jeremiah 28:5 in other translations

BSBThen the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD.
WEBThen the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people who stood in the LORD’s house,
ASVThen the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of Jehovah,
YLTAnd Jeremiah the prophet saith unto Hananiah the prophet, before the eyes of the priests, and before the eyes of all the people who are standing in the house of Jehovah,
DARBYAnd the prophet Jeremiah spoke unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of Jehovah.
BBEThen the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, before the priests and all the people who had come into the house of the Lord,
WebsterThen the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,

What does Jeremiah 28:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. the prophet Jeremiah--the epithet, "the prophet," is prefixed to "Jeremiah" throughout this chapter, to correspond to the same epithet before "Hananiah"; except in Jr 28:12, where "the prophet" has been inserted in English Version. The rival claims of the true and the false prophet are thus put in the more prominent contrast.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 28:1-9

A false prophet opposes Jeremiah. (Jr 28:1-9) The false prophet warned of his approaching death. (Jr 28:10-17) Verses 1-9 Hananiah spoke a false prophecy. Here is not a word of good counsel urging the Jews to repent and return to God. He promises temporal mercies, in God's name, but makes no mention of the spiritual mercies which God always promised with earthly blessings. This was not the first time Jeremiah had…

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Jeremiah 28:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahJeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahHananiahH2608
הַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
לְעֵינֵ֤יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes ofH5869
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
וּלְעֵינֵ֣יu.le.'ei.Neiand to [the] eyes ofH5869
כָל\־khol-allH3605
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
הָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.Dimwho were standingH5975
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 28:5

  • Jeremiah 28:1

    And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

  • Jeremiah 7:2

    Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 26:2

    Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

  • Jeremiah 19:14

    Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the Lord had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the Lord’s house; and said to all the people,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the house.
1; 7:2; 19:14; 26:2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 28:4

    And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 28:5

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord,

  • Jeremiah 28:6

    Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.

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Jeremiah 28:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces respondió Jeremías profeta á Hananías profeta, delante de los sacerdotes y delante de todo el pueblo que estaba en la casa de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jérémie le prophète parla à Hanania, le prophète, aux yeux des sacrificateurs et aux yeux de tout le peuple, qui se tenaient dans la maison de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach der Prophet Jeremia zu dem Propheten Hananja vor den Augen der Priester und vor den Augen alles Volkes, das im Hause Jehovas stand;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit Jeremias propheta ad Hananiam prophetam, in oculis sacerdotum, et in oculis omnis populi qui stabat in domo Domini: