Focused Passage

Jeremiah 26:17-19

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people,

18“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’

19Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Cross-references

Acts 5:34Classic cross-references

Original words

Some of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֖יH2205Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine plural constructof the landהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularstood upוַיָּקֻ֣מוּH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אֲנָשִׁ֔יםH582Noun - masculine pluraland saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructassemblyקְהַ֥לH6951Noun - masculine singular constructof the peopleהָעָ֖םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 18

Cross-references

Matthew 24:2Classic cross-references Micah 3:12Classic cross-references Micah 1:1Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 32:26Classic cross-references Nehemiah 4:2Classic cross-references

Original words

MicahמִיכָיָהH4320Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Moreshiteהַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔יH4183Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular-הָיָ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularprophesiedנִבָּ֔אH5012Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularin the daysבִּימֵ֖יH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּH2396Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֑הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularand toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleעַם֩H5971Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֨הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularthat this is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverb. . .אָמַ֣ר׀H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralsaysלֵאמֹ֜רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructZionצִיּ֞וֹןH6726Noun - proper - feminine singularwill be plowedתֵֽחָרֵשׁ֙H2790Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularlike a fieldשָׂדֶ֤הH7704Noun - masculine singularJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙H3389Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularwill becomeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulara heap of rubbleעִיִּ֣יםH5856Noun - masculine pluraland the templeהַבַּ֖יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularmountוְהַ֥רH2022Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructa woodedיָֽעַר׃H3293Noun - masculine singularridgeלְבָמ֥וֹתH1116Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct

BSB notes

Micah 3:12

Verse 19

Cross-references

2 Samuel 24:16Classic cross-references Exodus 32:14Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 29:6Classic cross-references Genesis 6:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 37:15Classic cross-references

Original words

Did Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּH2396Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֜הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singular[or] anyone elseוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructin Judahיְהוּדָ֗הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularput him to deathהֶהָמֵ֣תH4191Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .הֱ֠מִתֻהוּH4191Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singularDid [Hezekiah] notהֲלֹא֮H3808Adverb - Negative particlefearיָרֵ֣אH3373Adjective - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe LORDיְהוָה֒H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand seekוַיְחַל֙H2470Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularאֶת־אֶת־H853Direct object marker[His]יְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularfavorפְּנֵ֣יH6440Noun - common plural constructand did not the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularrelentוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםH5162Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularofאֶל־H413Prepositionthe disasterהָרָעָ֖הH7451Article | Adjective - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeHe had pronouncedדִּבֶּ֣רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularagainst themעֲלֵיהֶ֑םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralBut weוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּH587Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common pluralare about to bringעֹשִׂ֛יםH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralgreatגְדוֹלָ֖הH1419Adjective - feminine singularharmרָעָ֥הH7451Adjective - feminine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionourselvesנַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ׃H5315Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural

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