Jeremiah 26
Jeremiah Threatened
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In the beginning of the reign of
Jehoi'akim 2 Kgs.
23.36--24.6 · 2 Chr. 36.5-7 the son of Josi'ah king of Judah came this word from the
LORD, saying,
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Thus saith the LORD;
Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and
speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the
LORD's house, all the words that I command thee
to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
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if so be they will hearken, and turn
every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which
I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their
doings.
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And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith
the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk
in my law, which I have set before you,
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to hearken to the words of my servants
the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and
sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
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then will I make this house like Shiloh, Josh. 18.1 · Ps. 78.60 · Jer. 7.12-14 and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the
earth.
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So the priests and the prophets and all
the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the
LORD.
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Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had
made an end of speaking all that the LORD had
commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests
and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt
surely die.
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Why hast thou prophesied in the name of
the LORD, saying, This house shall be like
Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And
all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the
LORD.
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When the princes of Judah heard these
things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of
the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new
gate of the LORD's house.
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Then spake the priests and the prophets
unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have
heard with your ears.
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Then spake Jeremiah unto all the
princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the
words that ye have heard.
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Therefore now amend your ways and your
doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your
God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil
that he hath pronounced against you.
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As for me, behold, I am in your
hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.
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But know ye for certain, that if ye put
me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves,
and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth
the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all
these words in your ears.
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Then said the princes and all the
people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not
worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.
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Then rose up certain of the elders of the
land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
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Micah the Mor'asthite prophesied in the
days of Hezeki'ah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of
Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts;
Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become
heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. Mic.
3.12
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Did Hezeki'ah king of Judah and all Judah
put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and
the LORD repented him of the evil which he had
pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against
our souls.
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And there was also a man that
prophesied in the name of the LORD, Uri'jah the
son of Shemai'ah of Kir'jath-je'arim, who prophesied against this
city and against this land according to all the words of
Jeremiah:
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and when Jehoi'akim the king, with all
his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king
sought to put him to death: but when Uri'jah heard it, he was
afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
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and Jehoi'akim the king sent men into
Egypt, namely, Elna'than the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
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And they fetched forth Uri'jah out of
Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoi'akim the king; who slew him with
the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common
people.
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Nevertheless, the hand of Ahi'kam the
son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into
the hand of the people to put him to death.
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