Jeremiah 26

1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh:Cross-references: 2Ki 23:34 · 2Chr 36:4 · Jer 1:3 · Jer 25:1 · Jer 27:1 · Jer 35:1 · +1 more

2“Yahweh says: ‘Stand in the court of Yahweh’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in Yahweh’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Don’t omit a word.Cross-references: Deut 4:2 · Deut 12:32 · 2Chr 24:20 · Isa 58:1 · Jer 1:17 · Jer 7:2 · +17 more

3It may be they will listen, and every man turn from his evil way, that I may relent from the evil which I intend to do to them because of the evil of their doings.’”Cross-references: 1Ki 21:27 · 1Ki 21:29 · Isa 1:16 · Jer 18:7 · Jer 36:3 · Jer 36:7 · +3 more

4You shall tell them, “Yahweh says: ‘If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law which I have set before you,Cross-references: Lev 26:14 · Deut 4:8 · Deut 4:44 · Deut 11:32 · Deut 28:15 · Deut 29:18 · +11 more

5to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them—but you have not listened—Cross-references: 2Ki 9:7 · 2Ki 17:13 · 2Ki 17:23 · 2Ki 24:2 · Ezra 9:11 · Jer 7:13 · +9 more

6then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.’”Cross-references: Josh 18:1 · 1Sam 4:10 · 1Sam 4:19 · 2Ki 22:19 · Ps 78:60 · Isa 43:28 · +10 more

7The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in Yahweh’s house.Cross-references: Jer 5:31 · Jer 23:11 · Ezek 22:25 · Mic 3:11 · Zeph 3:4 · Matt 21:15 · +2 more

8When Jeremiah had finished speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You shall surely die!Cross-references: 2Chr 36:16 · Jer 2:30 · Jer 11:19 · Jer 12:5 · Jer 18:18 · Jer 20:1 · +10 more

9Why have you prophesied in Yahweh’s name, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be desolate, without inhabitant’?” All the people were crowded around Jeremiah in Yahweh’s house.Cross-references: 2Chr 25:16 · Isa 29:21 · Isa 30:9 · Jer 9:11 · Amos 5:10 · Amos 7:10 · +15 more

10When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to Yahweh’s house; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of Yahweh’s house.Cross-references: 2Ki 15:35 · Jer 26:16 · Jer 26:24 · Jer 34:19 · Jer 36:10 · Jer 36:12 · +5 more

11Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and to all the people, saying, “This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”Cross-references: Deut 18:20 · Jer 18:23 · Jer 38:4 · Matt 26:66 · Luke 23:1 · John 18:30 · +5 more

12Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, “Yahweh sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.Cross-references: Jer 1:17 · Jer 19:1 · Jer 26:2 · Jer 26:15 · Amos 7:15 · Acts 4:19 · +1 more

13Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey Yahweh your God’s voice; then Yahweh will relent from the evil that he has pronounced against you.Cross-references: Ex 32:14 · Deut 32:36 · Judg 2:18 · Isa 1:19 · Isa 55:7 · Jer 7:3 · +13 more

14But as for me, behold, I am in your hand. Do with me what is good and right in your eyes.Cross-references: Josh 9:25 · 2Sam 15:26 · Jer 38:5 · Dan 3:16

15Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for in truth Yahweh has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”Cross-references: Gen 4:10 · Gen 42:22 · Num 35:33 · Deut 19:10 · 2Ki 24:4 · Prov 6:17 · +11 more

16Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: “This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God.”Cross-references: Esth 4:14 · Prov 16:7 · Jer 26:11 · Jer 36:19 · Jer 36:25 · Jer 38:7 · +10 more

17Then certain of the elders of the land rose up, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,Cross-references: Mic 1:1 · Acts 5:34

18“Micah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies says: “‘Zion will be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem will become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.’Cross-references: 2Ki 19:25 · Neh 4:2 · Ps 79:1 · Isa 2:2 · Jer 9:11 · Jer 17:3 · +4 more

19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn’t he fear Yahweh, and entreat the favor of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster which he had pronounced against them? We would commit great evil against our own souls that way!”Cross-references: Ex 32:14 · Num 16:38 · Num 35:33 · 2Sam 24:16 · 2Chr 29:6 · 2Chr 32:20 · +18 more

20There was also a man who prophesied in Yahweh’s name, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.Cross-references: Josh 9:17 · Josh 15:60 · Josh 18:14 · 1Sam 6:21 · 1Sam 7:2

21When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.Cross-references: 1Ki 19:1 · 2Chr 16:10 · Ps 119:109 · Prov 29:25 · Jer 36:26 · Matt 10:23 · +5 more

22Then Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him into Egypt.Cross-references: 2Ki 22:12 · 2Ki 22:14 · Ps 12:8 · Prov 29:12 · Jer 36:12 · Jer 36:25

23They fetched Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.Cross-references: Jer 2:30 · Jer 22:19 · Jer 26:15 · Jer 36:30 · Ezek 19:6 · Matt 14:10 · +4 more

24But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they didn’t give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.Cross-references: 1Ki 18:4 · 2Ki 22:12 · 2Ki 25:22 · 2Chr 34:20 · Isa 37:32 · Jer 1:18 · +8 more