Jeremia 28:9

9 Der Prophet, der von Frieden weissagt, wird, wenn das Wort des Propheten eintrifft, als der Prophet erkannt werden, welchen Jehova in Wahrheit gesandt hat.

Jeremia 28:9 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 28:9

The prophet which prophesieth of peace
Of prosperity, of good things, as Hananiah did, and which are always acceptable to men; and such a prophet is agreeable to them: when the word of the Lord shall come to pass;
when the prophecy of good things, which he delivers in the name of the Lord, shall be filled: [then] shall the prophet be known that the Lord hath truly sent him;
and not till then; it is the event that must make it manifest: in the other case it may be in a good measure known before it comes to pass, and, whether it comes to pass or not, that a prophet is a true prophet; because his prophecies are agreeable to the word and the declared will of God; contain evils threatened on account of sin, and in order to bring men to repentance, which must needs be right; and besides, they have no interest of their own to serve, but run contrary to the stream of the people, and are exposed to their rage and censure: whereas, a man that prophesies of peace, he is more to be suspected of flattering the people, and of prophesying out of his own heart; and nothing but the event can show him a true prophet; which if he delivers with a proviso, that the people do not do that which is evil in the sight of God, to provoke him to deny them the promised good, is always certainly fulfilled; and if it is not, then he appears manifestly a false prophet.

Jeremia 28:9 In-Context

7 Nur höre doch dieses Wort, welches ich vor deinen Ohren und vor den Ohren alles Volkes rede:

8 Die Propheten, welche von alters her vor mir und vor dir gewesen sind, sie haben auch über viele Länder und über große Königreiche geweissagt von Krieg und von Unglück und von Pest.

9 Der Prophet, der von Frieden weissagt, wird, wenn das Wort des Propheten eintrifft, als der Prophet erkannt werden, welchen Jehova in Wahrheit gesandt hat.

10 Und Hananja, der Prophet, nahm die Jochstäbe vom Halse des Propheten Jeremia und zerbrach sie.

11 Und Hananja redete vor den Augen alles Volkes und sprach: So spricht Jehova: Ebenso werde ich binnen zwei Jahren das Joch Nebukadnezars, des Königs von Babel, zerbrechen vom Halse aller Nationen. Und der Prophet Jeremia ging seines Weges.