Jeremiah Chapter 26

• Jeremiah 26:1
  Jeremiah.
• Jeremiah 26:2
  In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
• Jeremiah 26:3
  “The LORD says: ‘Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words...
• Jeremiah 26:4
  It 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 ...
• Jeremiah 26:5
  You shall tell them, “The LORD says: ‘If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law which I have set before you,
• Jeremiah 26:6
  to 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—
• Jeremiah 26:7
  then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.’”
• Jeremiah 26:8
  The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the LORD’s house.
• Jeremiah 26:9
  When Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people se...
• Jeremiah 26:10
  Why have you prophesied in the LORD’s name, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be desolate, without inhabitant’?” All the peo...
• Jeremiah 26:11
  When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the LORD’s house; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of the...
• Jeremiah 26:12
  Then 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...
• Jeremiah 26:13
  Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the w...
• Jeremiah 26:14
  Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the LORD your God’s voice; then the LORD will relent from the evil that he has pronounced agai...
• Jeremiah 26:15
  But as for me, behold, I am in your hand. Do with me what is good and right in your eyes.
• Jeremiah 26:16
  Only 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 the...
• Jeremiah 26:17
  Then 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 ...
• Jeremiah 26:18
  Then certain of the elders of the land rose up, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,
• Jeremiah 26:19
  “Micah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies says: “‘Z...
• Jeremiah 26:20
  Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn’t he fear the LORD, and entreat the favor of the LORD, and the LORD relented of the di...
• Jeremiah 26:21
  There was also a man who prophesied in the LORD’s name, Uriah the son of Shemaiah of Kiriath Jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against t...
• Jeremiah 26:22
  When 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...
• Jeremiah 26:23
  Then Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him into Egypt.
• Jeremiah 26:24
  They 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 com...
• Jeremiah 26:25
  But 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.