Bible Strands
Jeremiah 28:7
Nevertheless, listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah addresses Hananiah and the gathered crowd in the temple court immediately after his conditional affirmation in the preceding verse. The moment marks a pivot from accepting a favorable prophecy to delivering a contrasting oracle.
The words — The Hebrew sequence שְׁמַֽע נָא הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה (shema na ha-davar ha-zeh) literally commands "listen please this word this," stressing urgent attention. The conjunction אַךְ ('akh) functions as a sharp adversative, redirecting focus from the prior blessing to the judgment about to be pronounced.
The thread — The text records this public summons in Jeremiah 28:7 and echoes the pattern in 1 Kings 22:28, where Micaiah addresses "all you people" before delivering a contrary message. Jeremiah 28:8 expands the motif by noting that earlier prophets consistently warned of war, disaster, and plague against many kingdoms.
Why it lands — The text requires listeners to weigh prophetic claims against the established record of divine warning rather than accepting favorable predictions uncritically. It demands that readers prioritize the sobering content of the oracle over the emotional appeal of its delivery.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 22:28 But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”