Jeremiah 26:17
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
Jeremiah 26:17 in other translations
| BSB | Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people, |
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| WEB | Then certain of the elders of the land rose up, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying, |
| ASV | Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, |
| YLT | And certain of the elders of the land rise up, and speak unto all the assembly of the people, saying, |
| DARBY | And there rose up certain of the elders of the land and spoke to all the congregation of the people, saying, |
| BBE | Then some of the responsible men of the land got up and said to all the meeting of the people, |
| Webster | Then arose certain of the elders of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying, |
What does Jeremiah 26:17 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 26:16-24
When secure sinners are threatened with taking away the Spirit of God, and the kingdom of God, it is what is warranted from the word of God. Hezekiah who protected Micah, prospered. Did Jehoiakim, who slew Urijah, prosper? The examples of bad men, and the bad consequences of their sins, should deter from what is evil. Urijah was faithful in delivering his message, but faulty in leaving his work. And the Lord was…
Jeremiah 26:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 26:17
- Acts 5:34
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
- Micah 1:1
The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
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Context
- Jeremiah 26:16
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.
- Jeremiah 26:17
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
- Jeremiah 26:18
Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah 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.
Jeremiah 26:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces se levantaron ciertos de los ancianos de la tierra, y hablaron á toda la junta del pueblo, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quelques hommes des anciens du pays se levèrent, et parlèrent à toute la congrégation du peuple, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es erhoben sich Männer von den Ältesten des Landes, und sie sprachen zu der ganzen Versammlung des Volkes und sagten: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Surrexerunt ergo viri de senioribus terræ, et dixerunt ad omnem cœtum populi, loquentes: |