JQuery :: Traversing Backwards From A Specific Element

I want to start traversing backwards from the previous sibling of a specific div element. I've tried something like this but it does not seem to work because it's only selecting the specific div:

var start = $("#specific_div").prev("div"); // start from the previous div sibling of the "specific div"

jQuery.fn.reverse = Array.prototype.reverse;
start.reverse().each(function(i, E){
console.log(E.getAttributeNode("id").value);
});

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