“Thus said GOD: Stand in the court of the House of GOD, and speak to [the inhabitants of] all the towns of Judah, who are coming to worship in the House of GOD, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Do not omit anything.
Perhaps they will listen and turn back, each from their own evil way, that I may renounce the punishment I am planning to bring upon them for their wicked acts.
And when Jeremiah finished speaking all that GOD had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You shall die!
How dare you prophesy in the name of GOD that this House shall become like Shiloh and this city be made desolate, without inhabitants?” And all the people crowded about Jeremiah in the House of GOD.
When the officials of Judah heard about this, they went up from the king’s palace to the House of GOD and held a session at the entrance of the New Gate of the House ofbthe House of So many mss. and ancient versions; other mss. and the editions omit these words. GOD.
The priests and prophets said to the officials and to all the people, “This man deserves the death penalty, for he has prophesied against this city, as you yourselves have heard.”
But know that if you put me to death, you and this city and its inhabitants will be guilty of shedding an innocent’s blood. For in truth GOD has sent me to you, to speak all these words to you.”
Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and prophets, “This man does not deserve the death penalty, for he spoke to us in the name of the ETERNAL our God.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויאמרו
263
השרים
555
וכלהעם
171
אלהכהנים
161
ואלהנביאים
155
איןלאיש
402
הזה
17
משפטמות
875
כי
30
בשם
342
יהוה
26
אלהינו
102
דבר
206
אלינו
97
Jeremiah 26:17
Gematria: 1931
ויקמואנשיםמזקניהארץויאמרואלכלקהלהעםלאמר
And some of the elders of the land arose and said to the entire assemblage of the people,
“Micah the Morashtite, who prophesied in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, said to all the people of Judah: ‘Thus said GOD of Hosts:Zion shall be plowed as a field,Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruinsAnd the Temple Mount a shrine in the woods.’cZion shall … shrine in the woods Cf. Mic. 3.12.
Did King Hezekiah of Judah, and all Judah, put him to death? Did he not rather fear GOD and implore GOD, so that GOD renounced the punishment He had decreed against them? We are about to do great injury to ourselves!”
There was also a man prophesying in the name of GOD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and this land the same things as Jeremiah.
King Jehoiakim and all his warriors and all the officials heard about his address, and the king wanted to put him to death. Uriah heard of this and fled in fear, and came to Egypt.
They took Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויוציאו
129
אתאוריהו
629
ממצרים
420
ויבאהו
30
אלהמלך
126
יהויקים
181
ויכהו
47
בחרב
212
וישלך
366
אתנבלתו
889
אלקברי
343
בני
62
העם
115
Jeremiah 26:24
Gematria: 4149
אךידאחיקםבןשפןהיתהאתירמיהולבלתיתתאתובידהעםלהמיתופ
However, Ahikam son of Shaphan protected Jeremiah, so that he was not handed over to the people for execution.