Jeremiah 26 · Verse 22

Jeremiah 26:22

And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
Jeremiah 26:22, King James Version

Jeremiah 26:22 in other translations

BSBThen King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.
WEBThen Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him into Egypt.
ASVAnd Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;
YLTAnd the king Jehoiakim sendeth men to Egypt--Elnathan son of Achbor, and men with him unto Egypt--
DARBYAnd Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and men with him, into Egypt;
BBEAnd Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt.
WebsterAnd Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

What does Jeremiah 26:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. Jehoiakim sent ... into Egypt--He had been put on the throne by Pharaoh of Egypt (2Ki 23:34). This explains the readiness with which he got the Egyptians to give up Urijah to him, when that prophet had sought an asylum in Egypt. Urijah was faithful in delivering his message, but faulty in leaving his work, so God permitted him to lose his life, while Jeremiah was protected in danger. The path of duty is often the path of safety.

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

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Jeremiah 26:22 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.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
יְהוֹיָקִ֛יםye.ho.ya.KimJehoiakimH3079
אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853
אֶלְנָתָ֧ן'el.na.TanElnathanH494
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עַכְבּ֛וֹרakh.BorAchborH5907
וַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.Shimand menH582
אִתּ֖וֹ'i.Towith himH854
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 26:22

  • Jeremiah 36:12

    Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

  • 2 Kings 22:14

    So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

  • 2 Kings 22:12

    And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,

  • Proverbs 29:12

    If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

  • Psalms 12:8

    The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

  • Jeremiah 36:25

    Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
men.
Ps 12:8; Pr 29:12
Achbor.
2Ki 22:12,14

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Context

  • Jeremiah 26:21

    And 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 Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;

  • Jeremiah 26:22

    And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

  • Jeremiah 26:23

    And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

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Jeremiah 26:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el rey Joacim envió hombres á Egipto, á Elnathán hijo de Acbor, y otros hombres con él, á Egipto;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi Jehoïakim envoya des hommes en Égypte, Elnathan, fils d’Acbor, et des hommes avec lui, en Égypte;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sandte der König Jojakim Männer nach Ägypten, Elnathan, den Sohn Akbors, und Männer mit ihm nach Ägypten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et misit rex Joakim viros in Ægyptum, Elnathan filium Achobor, et viros cum eo, in Ægyptum,