NASB — Jeremiah 26 — KJV

Cities of Judah Warned

1 In the beginning° of the reign° of aJehoiakim° the son° of Josiah°, king° of Judah°, this° word° came° from the LORD°, saying°, 2 “Thus° says° the LORD°, ‘aStand° in the court° of the LORDS° house°, and speak° to all° the cities° of Judah° who have bcome° to worship° [in] the LORDS° house° call° the words° that I have commanded° you to speak° to them. dDo not omit° a word°! 3 aPerhaps° they will listen° and everyone° will turn° from his evil° way°, that bI may repent° of the calamity° which° I am planning° to do° to them because°° of the evil° of their deeds°.’ 4 And you will say° to them, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°, “aIf° you will not listen° to Me, to bwalk° in My law° which° I have set° before° you, 5 to listen° to the words° of aMy servants° the prophets°, whom° I have been sending° to you Iagain° and again°, but you have not listened°; 6 then I will make° this° house° like aShiloh°, and this° city° I will make° a bcurse° to all° the nations° of the earth°.”’”

[1] a2K 23:36; 2Ch 36:4, 5
[2] a2Ch 24:20, 21; Jr 7:2; 19:14 bDt 12:5 cJr 1:17; 42:4; Mt 28:20; Ac 20:20, 27 dDt 4:2
[3] aIs 1:16-19; Jr 36:3-7 bJr 18:8; Jna 3:8
[4] aLv 26:14; 1K 9:6; Is 1:20; Jr 17:27; 22:5 bJr 32:23; 44:10, 23
[5] ILit rising early and sending a2K 9:7; Ezr 9:11; Jr 7:13; 25:3, 4
[6] aJsh 18:1; 1S 4:12; Ps 78:60, 61; Jr 7:12, 14 b2K 22:19; Is 65:15; Jr 24:9; 25:18

A Plot to Murder Jeremiah

7 ¶ The apriests° and the prophets° and all° the people° heard° Jeremiah° speaking° these° words° in the house° of the LORD°. 8 When Jeremiah° finished° speaking° all° that the LORD° had commanded° [him] to speak° to all° the people°, the priests° and the prophets° and all° the people° seized° him, saying°, “aYou must° die°! 9 Why° have you prophesied° in the name° of the LORD° saying°, ‘This° house° will be like Shiloh° and this° city° will be adesolate°, without° inhabitant°’?” And ball° the people° gathered° about° Jeremiah° in the house° of the LORD°.

[7] aJr 5:31; Mi 3:11
[8] aJr 11:19; 18:23; Lm 4:13, 14; Mt 21:35, 36; 23:34, 35; 27:20
[9] aJr 9:11; 33:10 bAc 3:11; 5:12

10 ¶ When the aofficials° of Judah° heard° these° things°, they came° up from the king’s° house° to the house° of the LORD° and sat° in the bentrance° of the New° Gate° of the LORDS° [house]. 11 Then the priests° and the prophets° aspoke° to the officials° and to all° the people°, saying°, “A bdeath° sentence° for this° man°! For he has prophesied° cagainst° this° city° as you have heard° in your hearing°.”

[10] aJr 26:21 bJr 36:10
[11] aJr 18:23 bDt 18:20; Mt 26:66 cJr 38:4; Ac 6:11-14

12 ¶ Then Jeremiah° spoke° to all° the officials° and to all° the people°, saying°, “aThe LORD° sent° me to prophesy° against° this° house° and against° this° city° all° the words° that you have heard°. 13 Now° therefore aamend° your ways° and your deeds° and obey° the voice° of the LORD° your God°; and the LORD° will Ichange° His mind° about° the misfortune° which° He has pronounced° against° you. 14 But as for me, behold°, aI am in your hands°; do° with me as is good° and right° in your sight°. 15 Only° know° for certain° that if° you put° me to death°, you will bring° ainnocent° blood° on yourselves, and on this° city° and on its inhabitants°; for truly° the LORD° has sent° me to you to speak° all° these° words° in your hearing°.”

[12] aJr 1:17, 18; 26:15; Am 7:15; Ac 4:19; 5:29
[13] ILit be sorry for aJr 7:3, 5; 18:8, 11; 26:3; 35:15; Jol 2:14; Jna 3:9; 4:2
[14] aJr 38:5
[15] aNu 35:33; Pv 6:16, 17; Jr 7:6

Jeremiah Is Spared

16 ¶ Then the officials° and all° the people° asaid° to the priests° and to the prophets°, “No° bdeath° sentence° for this° man°! For he has spoken° to us in the name° of the LORD° our God°.” 17 Then asome° of the elders° of the land° rose° up and spoke° to all° the assembly° of the people°, saying°, 18IaMicah° of Moresheth° prophesied° in the days° of Hezekiah° king° of Judah°; and he spoke° to all° the people° of Judah°, saying°, ‘Thus° the LORD° of hosts° has said°,
  “bZion° will be plowed° [as] a field°,
  And Jerusalem° will become° ruins°,
  And the cmountain° of the house° as the IIhigh° places° of a forest°.”’
19 Did Hezekiah° king° of Judah° and all° Judah° put° him to death°? Did he not afear° the LORD° and entreat° the favor° of the LORD°, and bthe LORD° Ichanged° His mind° about° the misfortune° which° He had pronounced° against° them? But we are ccommitting° a great° evil° against° ourselves°.”

[16] aJr 26:11; 36:19, 25; 38:7, 13 bAc 5:34-39; 23:9, 29; 25:25; 26:31
[17] aAc 5:34
[18] ILit Micaiah the Morasthite IIOr a wooded height aMi 1:1 bNe 4:2; Ps 79:1; Jr 9:11; Mi 3:12 cIs 2:2, 3; Jr 17:3; Mi 4:1; Zc 8:3
[19] ILit was sorry for a2Ch 29:6-11; 32:26; Is 37:1, 4, 15-20 bEx 32:14; 2S 24:16 cJr 44:7; Hab 2:10

20 ¶ Indeed°, there was also° a man° who prophesied° in the name° of the LORD°, Uriah° the son° of Shemaiah° from aKiriath-jearim°; and he prophesied° against° this° city° and against° this° land° words° similar to all° those of Jeremiah°. 21 When King° Jehoiakim° and all° his mighty° men° and all° the officials° heard° his words°, then the aking° sought° to put° him to death°; but Uriah° heard° [it], and he was afraid° and bfled° and went° to Egypt°. 22 Then King° Jehoiakim° sent° men° to Egypt°: aElnathan° the son° of Achbor° and [certain] men° with him [went] into Egypt°. 23 And they brought° Uriah° from Egypt° and led° him to King° Jehoiakim°, who aslew° him with a sword° and cast° his dead° body° into the Iburial° place° of the IIcommon° people°.

[20] aJsh 9:17; 1S 6:21; 7:2
[21] a2Ch 16:10; 24:21; Jr 36:26; Mt 14:5 b1K 19:2-4; Mt 10:23
[22] aJr 36:12
[23] ILit graves IILit sons of the people aJr 2:30

24 ¶ But the hand° of aAhikam° the son° of Shaphan° was with Jeremiah°, so that he was bnot given° into the hands° of the people° to put° him to death°.

[24] a2K 22:12-14; Jr 39:14; 40:5-7 b1K 18:4; Jr 1:18, 19


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Jeremiah, by promises and threatenings, exhorteth to repentance.

1 ¶ In the beginningº of the reignº of Jehoiakimº the sonº of Josiahº kingº of Judahº came² this² wordº from²² the LORD,º saying,ºª 2 Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Standºª in the courtº of the LORD'Sº house,º and speakºª unto² all² the citiesº of Judah,º which comeºª to worshipºª in the LORD'Sº house,º all² the wordsº that² I commandºª thee to speakºª unto² them; diminishºª not² a word:º 3 If so be² they will hearken,ºª and turnºª every manº from his evilº way,º² that I may repentºª me of² the evil,º which² I² purposeºª to doºª unto them becauseº² of the evilº of their doings.º 4 And thou shalt sayºª unto² them, Thus² saithºª the LORD;º If² ye will not² hearkenºª to² me, to walk¹ª² in my law,º which² I have setºª beforeº you, 5 To hearkenºª to² the wordsº of my servantsº the prophets,º whom² I² sentºª unto² you, both rising up early,ºª and sendingºª [them], but ye have not² hearkened;ºª 6 Then will I makeºª² this² houseº like Shiloh,º and will makeºª this² cityº a curseº to all² the nationsº of the earth.º 7 So the priestsº and the prophetsº and all² the peopleº heardºª² Jeremiahº speakingºª² these² wordsº in the houseº of the LORD.º

[1] 2K 23:34; 2Ch 36:4; Jr 1:3; 25:1; 27:1; 35:1; 36:1.
[2] Dt 4:2; 12:32; 2Ch 24:20; Is 58:1; Jr 1:17; 7:2; 19:14; 23:28; 36:10; 42:4; Ezk 3:10, 17; Mt 28:20; Lk 19:47; 20:1; 21:37; Jn 8:2; 18:20; Ac 5:20, 25, 42; 20:20, 27; Rv 22:19.
[3] 1K 21:27, 29; Is 1:16; Jr 18:7; 26:13; 36:3; Ezk 18:27; Jna 3:8; 4:2.
[4] Lv 26:14; Dt 4:8, 44; 11:32; 28:15; 29:18; 31:16, 20; 32:15; Jsh 23:15; 1K 9:6; 2Ch 7:19; Ne 9:26; Is 1:20; 42:23; Jr 44:10; He 6:18.
[5] 2K 9:7; 17:13, 23; 24:2; Ezr 9:11; Jr 7:13, 25; 11:7; 25:3; Ezk 38:17; Dn 9:6; Am 3:7; Zc 1:6; Rv 10:7; 11:18.
[6] 1S 4:10, 19; 2K 22:19; Ps 78:60; Is 43:28; 65:15; Jr 7:12; 24:9; 25:18; 29:22; 42:18; 44:8, 22; Dn 9:11; Mal 4:6.
[7] Jr 5:31; 23:11; Ezk 22:25; Mi 3:11; Zp 3:4; Mt 21:15; Ac 4:1; 5:17.

He is therefore apprehended,

8 ¶ Now it came to pass,² when Jeremiahº had made an endºª of speakingºª² all² that² the LORDº had commandedºª [him] to speakºª unto² all² the people,º that the priestsº and the prophetsº and all² the peopleº tookºª him, saying,ºª Thou shalt surely¹ª die.ºª 9 Why² hast thou prophesiedºª in the nameº of the LORD,º saying,ºª This² houseº shall be² like Shiloh,º and this² cityº shall be desolateºª without²² an inhabitant?ºª And all² the peopleº were gatheredºª against² Jeremiahº in the houseº of the LORD.º

[8] 2Ch 36:16; Jr 2:30; 11:19; 12:5; 18:18; 20:1, 8; Lm 4:13; Mt 21:35; 22:6; 23:31; 26:3, 59; Ac 5:33; 7:52; Rv 18:24.
[9] 2Ch 25:16; Is 29:21; 30:9; Am 5:10; 7:10; Mi 2:6; Mt 21:23; 27:20; Mk 15:11; Jn 8:20, 59; Ac 4:17; 5:28; 6:14; 13:50; 16:19; 17:5; 19:24; 21:30; 22:22.

and arraigned.

10 ¶ When the princesº of Judahº heardºª² these² things,º then they came upºª from the king'sº houseº² unto the houseº of the LORD,º and sat downºª in the entryº of the newº gateº of the LORD'Sº [house]. 11 Then spakeºª the priestsº and the prophetsº unto² the princesº and to² all² the people,º saying,ºª This² manº [is] worthyº to die;º for² he hath prophesiedºª against² this² city,º as² ye have heardºª with your ears.º

[10] 2K 15:35; Jr 26:16, 24; 34:19; 36:10, 12, 25; 37:14; 38:4; Ezk 22:6, 27.
[11] Dt 18:20; Jr 38:4; Mt 26:66; Lk 23:1; Jn 18:30; 19:7; Ac 6:11; 22:22; 24:4; 25:2.

His apology.

12 ¶ Then spakeºª Jeremiahº unto² all² the princesº and to² all² the people,º saying,ºª The LORDº sentºª me to prophesyºª against² this² houseº and against² this² cityº all² the wordsº that² ye have heard.ºª 13 Therefore now² amendºª your waysº and your doings,º and obeyºª the voiceº of the LORDº your God;º and the LORDº will repentºª him of² the evilº that² he hath pronouncedºª against² you. 14 As for me,² behold,² I [am] in your hand:º doºª with me as seemethº goodº and meetº unto you. 15 But² know¹ª ye for certain,ºª that² if² ye² put me to death,ºª² ye² shall surely² bringºª innocentº bloodº upon² yourselves, and upon² this² city,º and upon² the inhabitantsºª thereof: for² of a truthº the LORDº hath sentºª me unto² you to speakºª² all² these² wordsº in your ears.º

[12] Jr 1:17; 19:1; 26:2, 15; Am 7:15; Ac 4:19; 5:29.
[13] Ex 32:14; Dt 32:36; Jg 2:18; Is 1:19; 55:7; Jr 7:3; 18:8; 26:3, 19; 35:15; 36:3; 38:20; 42:10; Ezk 33:11; Ho 14:1; Jol 2:14; Jna 3:9; 4:2; He 5:9.
[14] Jsh 9:25; 2S 15:26; Jr 38:5; Dn 3:16.
[15] Gn 4:10; 42:22; Nu 35:33; Dt 19:10; 2K 24:4; Pv 6:17; Jr 2:30, 34; 7:6; 22:3, 17; 26:12; Mt 23:30; 26:4, 25; Ac 7:60; 1Th 2:15; Rv 16:6.

He is quit in judgment, by the example of Micah,

16 ¶ Then saidºª the princesº and all² the peopleº unto² the priestsº and to² the prophets;º This² manº [is] not² worthyº to die:º for² he hath spokenºª to² us in the nameº of the LORDº our God.º 17 Then rose upºª certain¹² of the eldersº² of the land,º and spakeºª to² all² the assemblyº of the people,º saying,ºª 18 Micahº the Morasthiteº prophesiedºª² in the daysº of Hezekiahº kingº of Judah,º and spakeºª to² all² the peopleº of Judah,º saying,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORDº of hosts;º Zionº shall be plowedºª [like] a field,º and Jerusalemº shall become² heaps,º and the mountainº of the houseº as the high placesº of a forest.º 19 Did Hezekiahº kingº of Judahº and all² Judahº put him at all¹ª to death?ºª did he not² fear¹²² the LORD,º and besoughtºª²² the LORD,º¹ and the LORDº repentedºª him of² the evilº which² he had pronouncedºª against² them? Thus¹ might we² procureºª greatº evilº against² our souls.º

[16] Es 4:14; Pv 16:7; Jr 36:19, 25; 38:7; Mt 27:23, 54; Lk 23:14, 41, 47; Ac 5:34; 23:9, 29; 25:25; 26:31.
[17] Mi 1:1; Ac 5:34.
[18] 2K 19:25; Ne 4:2; Ps 79:1; Is 2:2; Jr 9:11; 17:3; 51:37; Mi 1:1; 3:12; 4:1; Zc 8:3.
[19] Ex 32:14; Nu 16:38; 35:33; 2S 24:16; 2Ch 29:6; 32:20, 25; 34:21; Is 26:21; 37:1, 4, 15; Jr 26:3, 15; Lm 4:13; Mt 23:35; 27:24; Lk 3:19; Ac 5:39; Rv 6:9; 16:6; 18:20.

and of Urijah,

20 And there was² also² a manº that prophesiedºª in the nameº of the LORD,º Urijahº the sonº of Shemaiahº of Kirjathjearim,º² who prophesiedºª against² this² cityº and against² this² landº according to all² the wordsº of Jeremiah:º 21 And when Jehoiakimº the king,º with all² his mighty men,º and all² the princes,º heardºª² his words,º the kingº soughtºª to put him to death:ºª but when Urijahº heardºª it, he was afraid,ºª and fled,ºª and went¹ª into² Egypt;º 22 And Jehoiakimº the kingº sentºª men¹² into Egypt,º [namely],² Elnathanº the sonº of Achbor,º and [certain] men¹² with² him into² Egypt.º 23 And they fetched forthºª² Urijahº out of Egypt,º² and broughtºª him unto² Jehoiakimº the king;º who slewºª him with the sword,º and castºª² his dead bodyº into² the gravesº of the commonº people.º

[20] Jsh 15:60; 18:14; 1S 7:2.
[21] 1K 19:1; 2Ch 16:10; Ps 119:109; Pv 29:25; Jr 36:26; Mt 10:23, 28, 39; 14:5; 16:25; Mk 6:19.
[22] 2K 22:12, 14; Ps 12:8; Pv 29:12.
[23] Jr 2:30; 22:19; 26:15; 36:30; Ezk 19:6; Mt 14:10; 23:34; Ac 12:1; 1Th 2:15; Rv 11:7.

and by the care of Ahikam.

24 Nevertheless² the handº of Ahikamº the sonº of Shaphanº was² with² Jeremiah,º that they should not² giveºª him into the handº of the peopleº to put him to death.ºª

[24] 1K 18:4; 2K 22:12; 25:22; 2Ch 34:20; Is 37:32; Jr 1:18; 15:15; 39:14; 40:5; Ac 23:10, 20; 25:3; 27:43; Rv 12:16.


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