Jeremiah 26 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 26:12

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.
Jeremiah 26:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 26:12 in other translations

BSBBut Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
WEBThen 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 words that you have heard.
ASVThen spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, Jehovah sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
YLTAnd Jeremiah speaketh unto all the heads, and unto all the people, saying, ‘Jehovah sent me to prophesy concerning this house, and concerning this city, all the words that ye have heard;
DARBYAnd Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, Jehovah sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
BBEThen Jeremiah said to all the rulers and to all the people, The Lord has sent me as his prophet to say against this house and against this town all the words which have come to your ears.
WebsterThen 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 words that ye have heard.

What does Jeremiah 26:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Lord sent me--a valid justification against any laws alleged against him. against ... against--rather, "concerning." Jeremiah purposely avoids saying, "against," which would needlessly irritate. They had used the same Hebrew word (Jr 26:11), which ought to be translated "concerning," though they meant it in the unfavorable sense. Jeremiah takes up their word in a better sense, implying that there is still room for repentance: that his prophecies aim at the real good of the city; for or concerning this house ... city [Grotius].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 The Lord sent me to prophesy - My commission is from him, and my words are his own. I sought not this painful office. I did not run before I was sent.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 26:7-15

The priests and prophets charged Jeremiah as deserving death, and bore false witness against him. The elders of Israel came to inquire into this matter. Jeremiah declares that the Lord sent him to prophesy thus. As long as ministers keep close to the word they have from God, they need not fear. And those are very unjust who complain of ministers for preaching of hell and damnation; for it is from a desire to bring…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 26:7-15 →

Jeremiah 26:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
אֶל\־'el-toH413
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.Rimthe officialsH8269
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
שְׁלָחַ֗נִיshe.la.Cha.nihe sent meH7971
לְהִנָּבֵ֞אle.hi.na.Ve'to prophesyH5012
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
הַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and againstH413
הָעִ֣ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
שְׁמַעְתֶּֽם\׃she.ma'.Temyou have heardH8085

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 26:12

  • Acts 5:29

    Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

  • Acts 4:19

    But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

  • Jeremiah 26:15

    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.

  • Jeremiah 1:17-18

    Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.

  • Jeremiah 26:2

    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:

  • Amos 7:15-17

    And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac. Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

  • Jeremiah 19:1-3

    Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, And say, Hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The Lord.
2,15; 1:17,18; 19:1-3; Am 7:15-17; Ac 4:19; 5:29

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Context

  • Jeremiah 26:11

    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.

  • Jeremiah 26:12

    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.

  • Jeremiah 26:13

    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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Jeremiah 26:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y habló Jeremías á todos los príncipes y á todo el pueblo, diciendo: Jehová me envió á que profetizase contra esta casa y contra esta ciudad, todas las palabras que habéis oído.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jérémie parla à tous les princes et à tout le peuple, disant: L’ Éternel m’a envoyé pour prophétiser contre cette maison et contre cette ville toutes les paroles que vous avez entendues.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jeremia redete zu den Fürsten und zu allem Volke und sprach: Jehova hat mich gesandt, um wider dieses Haus und wider diese Stadt all die Worte zu weissagen, welche ihr gehört habt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait Jeremias ad omnes principes, et ad universum populum, dicens: Dominus misit me ut prophetarem ad domum istam, et ad civitatem hanc, omnia verba quæ audistis.