Focused Passage

Jeremiah 26:7-11

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

7 Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD,

8 and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!

9 How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.

10 When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate.

11 Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears!”

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Verse 7

Cross-references

Ezekiel 11:16 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 5:31 Classic cross-references Micah 3:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

Now the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural and prophets וְהַנְּבִאִ֖ים H5030 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct the people הָעָ֑ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker heard וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּ H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular speaking מְדַבֵּ֛ר H1696 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker these הָאֵ֖לֶּה H428 Article | Pronoun - common plural words הַדְּבָרִ֥ים H1697 Article | Noun - masculine plural in the house בְּבֵ֥ית H1004 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Genesis 2:17 Classic cross-references Amos 7:10 Classic cross-references Isaiah 29:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 32:3 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 43:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

and as soon as וַיְהִ֣י׀ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular [he] יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular had finished כְּכַלּ֣וֹת H3615 Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct telling לְדַבֵּר֙ H1696 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct אֵ֣ת אֵ֣ת H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the people הָעָ֑ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular everything כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular had commanded him צִוָּ֣ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular to say לְדַבֵּ֖ר H1696 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct אֶל־ אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural and prophets וְהַנְּבִאִ֛ים H5030 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct the people הָעָ֥ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular seized him וַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּ H8610 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֹת֜וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular shouting לֵאמֹ֖ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct You must surely die מ֥וֹת H4191 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . תָּמֽוּת׃ H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Jeremiah 36:29 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 4:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

How מַדּוּעַ֩ H4069 Interrogative dare you prophesy נִבֵּ֨יתָ H5012 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular in the name בְשֵׁם־ H8034 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֜ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular that לֵאמֹ֗ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct this הַזֶּ֔ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular house הַבַּ֣יִת H1004 Article | Noun - masculine singular will become יִֽהְיֶה֙ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular like Shiloh כְּשִׁלוֹ֙ H7887 Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular and this הַזֹּ֛את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular city וְהָעִ֥יר H5892 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular vvv מֵאֵ֣ין H369 Preposition-m | Adverb will be desolate יוֹשֵׁ֑ב H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular and deserted תֶּחֱרַ֖ב H2717 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular And all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the people הָעָ֛ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular assembled וַיִּקָּהֵ֧ל H6950 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular against אֶֽל־ H413 Preposition Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular in the house בְּבֵ֥ית H1004 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Jeremiah 36:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 34:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

When the officials שָׂרֵ֣י H8269 Noun - masculine plural construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֵ֚ת H853 Direct object marker heard וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀ H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural these הָאֵ֔לֶּה H428 Article | Pronoun - common plural things הַדְּבָרִ֣ים H1697 Article | Noun - masculine plural they went up וַיַּעֲל֥וּ H5927 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural from the king’s הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ H4428 Article | Noun - masculine singular palace מִבֵּית־ H1004 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct to the house בֵּ֣ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and sat וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּ H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural [there] יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular at the entrance בְּפֶ֥תַח H6607 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the New הֶחָדָֽשׁ׃ס H2319 Article | Adjective - masculine singular Gate שַֽׁעַר־ H8179 Noun - masculine singular construct

Verse 11

Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:19 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 38:4 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 18:20 Classic cross-references Matthew 26:66 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 4:19 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural and prophets וְהַנְּבִאִים֙ H5030 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural said וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the officials הַשָּׂרִ֔ים H8269 Article | Noun - masculine plural and וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the people הָעָ֖ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct This הַזֶּ֔ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular man לָאִ֣ישׁ H376 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular [is] worthy מִשְׁפַּט־ H4941 Noun - masculine singular construct of death מָ֙וֶת֙ H4194 Noun - masculine singular for כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction he has prophesied נִבָּא֙ H5012 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular against אֶל־ H413 Preposition this הַזֹּ֔את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular city הָעִ֣יר H5892 Article | Noun - feminine singular as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative you have heard שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם H8085 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural with your own ears בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃ H241 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine plural

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