Jeremiah 28:8

From earliest times, the prophets who preceded you and me invariably ¹  prophesied war, disaster, ²  and plagues against many countries and great kingdoms.

Le 26:14-46; De 4:26,27; De 28:15-68; De 29:18-28; De 31:16,17; De 32:15-44; 1Sa 2:27-32; 1Sa 3:11-14; 1Ki 14:7-15; 1Ki 17:1; 1Ki 21:18-24; 1Ki 22:8; Isa 5:1-8; Isa 6:9-12; Isa 13:18; Isa 24:1-23; Joe 1:2-20; Joe 3:1-11; Am 1:2; Mic 3:8-12; Na 1:1-3:19

¹ tn The word “invariably” is not in the text but is implicit in the context and in the tense of the Hebrew verb. It is supplied in the translation for clarity and to help bring out the contrast in the next verse.

² tc Many Hebrew mss read “starvation/famine” which is the second member of a common triad “sword, famine, and plague” in Jeremiah. This triad occurs thirteen times in the book and undoubtedly influenced a later scribe to read “starvation [= famine]” here. For this triad see the note on 14:14. The words “disaster and plagues” are missing in the LXX.