Jeremiah · Unlocked Literal Bible
Jeremiah 26 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, this word came from Yahweh, saying,
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh:
2 “Yahweh says this: Stand in the courtyard of my house and speak about all the cities of Judah who come to worship at my house. Proclaim all the words that I have commanded you to say to them. Do not cut short any word!
2 “Yahweh says: ‘Stand in the court of Yahweh’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in Yahweh’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Don’t omit a word.
3 It may be that they will listen, that each man will turn from his wicked ways, so I will relent concerning the disaster that I am planning to bring on them because of the wickedness of their practices.
3 It may be they will listen, and every man turn from his evil way, that I may relent from the evil which I intend to do to them because of the evil of their doings.’”
4 So you must say to them, 'Yahweh says this: If you do not listen to me so as to walk in my law that I have placed before you—
4 You shall tell them, “Yahweh says: ‘If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law which I have set before you,
5 if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I am persistently sending to you—but you have not listened!—
5 to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them—but you have not listened—
6 then I will make this house like Shiloh; I will turn this city into a curse in the sight of all the nations on earth.'”
6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.’”
7 The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah announcing these words in Yahweh's house.
7 The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in Yahweh’s house.
8 So it happened that when Jeremiah had finished announcing all that Yahweh commanded him to say to all the people, the priests, prophets, and all the people seized him and said, “You will certainly die!
8 When Jeremiah had finished speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You shall surely die!
9 Why have you prophesied in Yahweh's name and said that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will become desolate, with no inhabitant?” For all the people had formed a mob against Jeremiah in Yahweh's house.
9 Why have you prophesied in Yahweh’s name, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be desolate, without inhabitant’?” All the people were crowded around Jeremiah in Yahweh’s house.
10 Then the officials of Judah heard these words and went up from the king's house to Yahweh's house. They sat in the gateway at the New Gate of Yahweh's house.
10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to Yahweh’s house; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of Yahweh’s house.
11 The priests and the prophets spoke to the officials and to all the people. They said, “It is right for this man to die, for he prophesied against this city, just as you heard with your own ears!”
11 Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and to all the people, saying, “This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”
12 So Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people and said, “Yahweh has sent me out to prophesy against this house and this city, to say all the words that you have heard.
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
13 So now, improve your ways and your practices, and listen to the voice of Yahweh your God so that he will relent concerning the disaster that he has proclaimed against you.
13 Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey Yahweh your God’s voice; then Yahweh will relent from the evil that he has pronounced against you.
14 I myself—look at me!—am in your hand. Do to me what is good and right in your eyes.
14 But as for me, behold, I am in your hand. Do with me what is good and right in your eyes.
15 But you must surely know that if you kill me, then you are bringing innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and its inhabitants, for Yahweh has truly sent me to you to proclaim all these words for your ears.”
15 Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for in truth Yahweh has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”
16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and prophets, “It is not right for this man to die, for he has proclaimed things to us in the name of Yahweh our God.”
16 Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: “This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God.”
17 Then men from the elders of the land rose up and spoke to the entire assembly of the people.
17 Then certain of the elders of the land rose up, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18 They said, “Micah the Morashite was prophesying in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. He spoke to all the people of Judah and said, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: Zion will become a plowed field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the hill of the temple will become a thicket.'
18 “Micah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies says: “‘Zion will be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem will become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.’
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all of Judah put him to death? Did he not fear Yahweh and appease the face of Yahweh so that Yahweh would relent concerning the disaster that he proclaimed to them? So will we do greater evil against our own lives?”
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn’t he fear Yahweh, and entreat the favor of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster which he had pronounced against them? We would commit great evil against our own souls that way!”
20 Meanwhile there was another man who prophesied in the name of Yahweh—Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath Jearim—he also prophesied against this city and this land, agreeing with all of Jeremiah's words.
20 There was also a man who prophesied in Yahweh’s name, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.
21 But when King Jehoiakim and all his soldiers and officials heard his word, then the king tried to put him to death, but Uriah heard and was afraid, so he ran away and went to Egypt.
21 When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.
22 Then King Jehoiakim sent out men to go to Egypt—Elnathan son of Akbor and men to go into Egypt after Uriah.
22 Then Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him into Egypt.
23 They took Uriah out from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim. Then Jehoiakim killed him with a sword and sent his corpse out to the graves of the ordinary people.
23 They fetched Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
24 But the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so he was not given into the hand of the people to be put to death.
24 But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they didn’t give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
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People
Elnathan
Son of Achbor whom Jehoiakim sent to Egypt to bring Uriah back, and who was among the officials who heard the scroll.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 26:22; Jeremiah 36:12; Jeremiah 36:25
Micah
The prophet from Moresheth to whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 26:18; Micah 1:1
Shemaiah
Named as the father of the prophet Uriah of Kiriath-jearim.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 26:20
Uriah
A prophet from Kiriath-jearim who prophesied as Jeremiah did, fled to Egypt, was brought back and put to the sword by Jehoiakim.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 26:20; Jeremiah 26:21; Jeremiah 26:23
Cross references (24)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Chronicles 36:4–5; Jeremiah 27:1; Jeremiah 35:1; 2 Kings 23:34–36; Jeremiah 36:1
- 2 Deuteronomy 4:2; Acts 20:27; Matthew 28:20; Jeremiah 1:17; Jeremiah 19:14
- 3 Jeremiah 36:3; Jeremiah 18:7–10; Jonah 4:2; Isaiah 1:16–19; Jonah 3:8–10
- 4 1 Kings 9:6; Isaiah 1:20; Jeremiah 44:10; Deuteronomy 4:8; 2 Chronicles 7:19–20
- 5 Jeremiah 11:7; Jeremiah 7:13; 2 Kings 9:7; Jeremiah 7:25; Jeremiah 25:3–4
- 6 Jeremiah 24:9; 2 Kings 22:19; Isaiah 65:15; Jeremiah 25:18; Daniel 9:11
- 7 Jeremiah 5:31; Micah 3:11; Matthew 21:15; Acts 5:17; Acts 4:1–6
- 8 Lamentations 4:13–14; Jeremiah 18:18; Acts 7:52; Acts 5:33; Matthew 22:6
- 9 Acts 4:17–19; Matthew 27:20; Matthew 21:23; Acts 21:30; Isaiah 29:21
- 10 Jeremiah 36:10; Jeremiah 36:12–19; Ezekiel 22:6; Jeremiah 26:24; 2 Kings 15:35
- 11 Jeremiah 38:4; Matthew 26:66; Deuteronomy 18:20; Acts 6:11–14; Acts 25:2–13
- 12 Acts 5:29; Acts 4:19; Jeremiah 26:15; Jeremiah 1:17–18; Jeremiah 26:2
- 13 Jonah 4:2; Jonah 3:9; Isaiah 1:19; Jeremiah 26:3; Isaiah 55:7
- 14 Joshua 9:25; 2 Samuel 15:26; Jeremiah 38:5; Daniel 3:16
- 15 Numbers 35:33; Proverbs 6:17; Matthew 26:25; Jeremiah 7:6; Acts 7:60
- 16 Acts 23:29; Acts 25:25; Acts 5:34–39; Acts 23:9; Jeremiah 36:19
- 17 Acts 5:34; Micah 1:1
- 18 Zechariah 8:3; Micah 1:1; Nehemiah 4:2; Jeremiah 17:3; Micah 3:12–4:1
- 19 2 Samuel 24:16; Exodus 32:14; 2 Chronicles 29:6–11; Isaiah 37:15–20; Isaiah 37:1
- 20 1 Samuel 7:2; Joshua 9:17; Joshua 15:60; 1 Samuel 6:21; Joshua 18:14
- 21 Matthew 10:23; 2 Chronicles 16:10; Jeremiah 36:26; Matthew 14:5; Proverbs 29:25
- 22 Jeremiah 36:12; 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Kings 22:12; Proverbs 29:12; Psalm 12:8
- 23 Jeremiah 2:30; Revelation 11:7; Jeremiah 36:30; Acts 12:1–3; Matthew 14:10
- 24 Jeremiah 1:18–19; Jeremiah 40:5–7; Jeremiah 39:14; 1 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 22:12–14
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