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

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

8and 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!

9How 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.

10When 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.

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

Original words

Now the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluraland prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםH5030Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָ֑םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerheardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּH3414Noun - proper - masculine singularspeakingמְדַבֵּ֛רH1696Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralwordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine pluralin the houseבְּבֵ֥יתH1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

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

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and as soon asוַיְהִ֣י׀H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular[he]יִרְמְיָ֗הוּH3414Noun - proper - masculine singularhad finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתH3615Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructtellingלְדַבֵּר֙H1696Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructאֵ֣תאֵ֣תH853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָ֑םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singulareverythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad commanded himצִוָּ֣הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularto sayלְדַבֵּ֖רH1696Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructאֶל־אֶל־H413Prepositionthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluraland prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִ֛יםH5030Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָ֥םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularseized himוַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּH8610Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֹת֜וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularshoutingלֵאמֹ֖רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructYou must surely dieמ֥וֹתH4191Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .תָּמֽוּת׃H4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

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

Original words

Howמַדּוּעַ֩H4069Interrogativedare you prophesyנִבֵּ֨יתָH5012Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singularin the nameבְשֵׁם־H8034Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthatלֵאמֹ֗רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularhouseהַבַּ֣יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularwill becomeיִֽהְיֶה֙H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularlike Shilohכְּשִׁלוֹ֙H7887Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singularand thisהַזֹּ֛אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcityוְהָעִ֥ירH5892Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularvvvמֵאֵ֣יןH369Preposition-m | Adverbwill be desolateיוֹשֵׁ֑בH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularand desertedתֶּחֱרַ֖בH2717Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularAnd allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָ֛םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularassembledוַיִּקָּהֵ֧לH6950Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularagainstאֶֽל־H413PrepositionJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּH3414Noun - proper - masculine singularin the houseבְּבֵ֥יתH1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

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

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When the officialsשָׂרֵ֣יH8269Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֗הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֵ֚תH853Direct object markerheardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ׀H8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralthingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםH1697Article | Noun - masculine pluralthey went upוַיַּעֲל֥וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralfrom the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428Article | Noun - masculine singularpalaceמִבֵּית־H1004Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructto the houseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand satוַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural[there]יְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularat the entranceבְּפֶ֥תַחH6607Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Newהֶחָדָֽשׁ׃סH2319Article | Adjective - masculine singularGateשַֽׁעַר־H8179Noun - masculine singular construct

Verse 11

Cross-references

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

Original words

Then the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluraland prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִים֙H5030Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralsaidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםH8269Article | Noun - masculine pluralandוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָ֖םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .לֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructThisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularmanלָאִ֣ישׁH376Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular[is] worthyמִשְׁפַּט־H4941Noun - masculine singular constructof deathמָ֙וֶת֙H4194Noun - masculine singularforכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionhe has prophesiedנִבָּא֙H5012Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularagainstאֶל־H413Prepositionthisהַזֹּ֔אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcityהָעִ֣ירH5892Article | Noun - feminine singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeyou have heardשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralwith your own earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃H241Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine plural

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