Focused Passage

Jeremiah 26:12-16

Jeremiah on Trial for Preaching Judgment Against the Temple

The chapter moves from the LORD's command to preach in the temple, to Jeremiah's warning against false security, to the people's death threat, to a legal defense and public hearing, and finally to contrasting precedents of prophetic response.

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12But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

13So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you.

14As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.

15But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”

16Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!”

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Verse 12

Cross-references

1 Peter 3:15Classic cross-references Jeremiah 1:18Classic cross-references Acts 4:19Classic cross-references Acts 5:29Classic cross-references Jeremiah 26:15Classic cross-references

Original words

But Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙H3414Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםH8269Article | Noun - masculine pluralandוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָ֖םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructThe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsent meשְׁלָחַ֗נִיH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularto prophesyלְהִנָּבֵ֞אH5012Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructagainstאֶל־H413Prepositionthisהַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularhouseהַבַּ֤יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularand againstוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthisהַזֹּ֔אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcityהָעִ֣ירH5892Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֵ֥תH853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeyou have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּֽם׃H8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural

Verse 13

Cross-references

1 Samuel 15:22Classic cross-references Job 36:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 18:8Classic cross-references Exodus 32:14Classic cross-references Matthew 3:8Classic cross-references

Original words

So nowוְעַתָּ֗הH6258Conjunctive waw | Adverbcorrectהֵיטִ֤יבוּH3190Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralyour waysדַרְכֵיכֶם֙H1870Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine pluraland deedsוּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔םH4611Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraland obeyוְשִׁמְע֕וּH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthe voiceבְּק֖וֹלH6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralso that Heיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularmight relentוְיִנָּחֵ֣םH5162Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularofאֶל־H413Prepositionthe disasterהָ֣רָעָ֔הH7451Article | Adjective - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeHe has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֖רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularagainst youעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃H5921Preposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Joshua 9:25Classic cross-references Luke 12:4Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 15:26Classic cross-references Jeremiah 38:5Classic cross-references Daniel 6:16Classic cross-references

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As for meוַאֲנִ֖יH589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularhereהִנְנִ֣יH2005Interjection | first person common singularI am in your handsבְיֶדְכֶ֑םH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraldoעֲשׂוּ־H6213Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto meלִ֛יPreposition | first person common singularwhat you thinkבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃H5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine pluralis goodכַּטּ֥וֹבH2896Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singularand rightוְכַיָּשָׁ֖רH3477Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Matthew 23:35Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 19:5Classic cross-references Acts 5:28Classic cross-references Jeremiah 26:12Classic cross-references Numbers 35:33Classic cross-references

Original words

Butאַ֣ךְ׀H389Adverbknow for certainיָדֹ֣עַH3045Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תֵּדְע֗וּH3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthatכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionifאִם־H518Conjunctionyouאַתֶּם֮H859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralput me to deathמְמִתִ֣יםH4191Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralאֹתִי֒אֹתִי֒H853Direct object marker | first person common singularכִּי־כִּי־H3588Conjunctionyouאַתֶּם֙H859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralwill bringנֹתְנִ֣יםH5414Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralinnocentנָקִ֗יH5355Adjective - masculine singularbloodדָ֣םH1818Noun - masculine singularupon yourselvesעֲלֵיכֶ֔םH5921Preposition | second person masculine pluraluponוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthisהַזֹּ֖אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcityהָעִ֥ירH5892Article | Noun - feminine singularand uponוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionits residentsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularforכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctiontrulyבֶאֱמֶ֗תH571Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas sent meשְׁלָחַ֤נִיH7971Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularto speakלְדַבֵּר֙H1696Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃סH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralwordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine pluralin your hearingבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םH241Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine plural-אֵ֥תH853Direct object marker-עֲלֵיכֶ֔םH5921Preposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 16

Cross-references

Acts 23:29Classic cross-references Acts 23:9Classic cross-references Acts 25:25Classic cross-references Acts 5:34Classic cross-references Jeremiah 34:10Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙H8269Article | Noun - masculine pluraland allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָ֔םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singulartoldוַיֹּאמְר֤וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralאֶל־אֶל־H413Prepositionthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםH5030Article | Noun - masculine pluralThisהַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularmanלָאִ֤ישׁH376Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular[is] notאֵין־H369Adverbworthyמִשְׁפַּט־H4941Noun - masculine singular constructof deathמָ֔וֶתH4194Noun - masculine singularforכִּ֗יH3588Conjunctionhe has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularto usאֵלֵֽינוּ׃H413Preposition | first person common pluralin the nameבְּשֵׁ֛םH8034Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularour Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural

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