who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Yerushalayim, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Yehudah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places of it;
Jeremiah 28:9 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The prophet who prophesies of shalom, when the word of the prophet shall happen, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD has truly sent him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But as for the prophet who [on the contrary] prophesies of peace, when that prophet's word comes to pass, [only] then will it be known that the Lord has truly sent him. American Standard Version (1901) The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that Jehovah hath truly sent him. Common English Bible So the prophet who prophesies peace is recognized as one who is actually sent by the LORD only when that prophet’s message is fulfilled.” Catholic Public Domain Version The prophet who has predicted peace, if his word will occur, then the prophet will be known as one whom the Lord has sent in truth." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The prophet that prophesied peace: when his word shall come to pass, the prophet shall be known, whom the Lord hath sent in truth. |
who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Yerushalayim, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Yehudah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places of it;
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets tell them, You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured shalom in this place.
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely you have greatly deceived this people and Yerushalayim, saying, You shall have shalom; whereas the sword reaches to the life.
They have healed also the hurt of my people slightly, saying, Shalom, shalom; when there is no shalom.
They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Shalom, shalom; when there is no shalom.
When this comes to pass, (behold, it comes), then shall they know that a prophet has been among them.
If you say in your heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?
when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing doesn't follow, nor happen, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken: the prophet has spoken it presumptuously, you shall not be afraid of him.