Jeremiah 26 · Verse 9

Jeremiah 26:9

Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
Jeremiah 26:9, King James Version

Jeremiah 26:9 in other translations

BSBHow dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
WEBWhy 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 people were crowded around Jeremiah in the LORD’s house.
ASVWhy hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant? And all the people were gathered unto Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.
YLTWherefore hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, ‘As Shiloh this house shall be, and this city is wasted, without inhabitant?' and all the people are assembled unto Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.
DARBYWhy hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.
BBEWhy have you said in the name of the Lord, This house will be like Shiloh, and this land a waste with no one living in it? And all the people had come together to Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
WebsterWhy hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah, in the house of the LORD.

What does Jeremiah 26:9 mean?

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…

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Jeremiah 26:9 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.

מַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'why?H4069
נִבֵּ֨יתָni.Bei.tahave you prophesiedH5012
בְשֵׁם\־ve.shem-in [the] name ofH8034
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
כְּשִׁלוֹ֙ke.shi.Lolike ShilohH7887
יִֽהְיֶה֙yih.Yehit will beH1961
הַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'Irand the cityH5892
הַזֹּ֛אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
תֶּחֱרַ֖בte.che.Ravit will be desolateH2717
מֵאֵ֣יןme.'Einfrom notH369
יוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevinhabitantH3427
וַיִּקָּהֵ֧לvai.yi.ka.Heland it assembledH6950
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Jeremiah 26:9

  • Acts 4:17-19

    But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 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.

  • Matthew 27:20

    But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

  • Matthew 21:23

    And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

  • Acts 21:30

    And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

  • Isaiah 29:21

    That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

  • Mark 15:11

    But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

  • Acts 13:50

    But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

  • Acts 6:14

    For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

  • John 8:59

    Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

  • Acts 16:19-22

    And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

  • Jeremiah 9:11

    And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

  • Micah 2:6

    Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Why.
2Ch 25:16; Isa 29:21; 30:9-11; Am 5:10; 7:10-13; Mic 2:6; Mt 21:23
Ac 4:17-19; 5:28; 6:14
And all.
Mt 27:20; Mr 15:11; Ac 13:50; 16:19-22; 17:5-8; 19:24-32; 21:30
Ac 22:22
in the.
Joh 8:20,59

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Context

  • Jeremiah 26:8

    Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.

  • Jeremiah 26:9

    Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 26:10

    When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king’s house unto the house of the Lord, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the Lord’s house.

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Jeremiah 26:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Por qué has profetizado en nombre de Jehová, diciendo: Esta casa será como Silo, y esta ciudad será asolada hasta no quedar morador? Y juntóse todo el pueblo contra Jeremías en la casa de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Pourquoi prophétises-tu au nom de l’ Éternel, disant: Cette maison sera comme Silo, et cette ville sera désolée, de sorte qu’il n’y aura pas d’habitant? Et tout le peuple s’assembla contre Jérémie dans la maison de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Warum hast du im Namen Jehovas geweissagt und gesprochen: Dieses Haus wird wie Silo werden, und diese Stadt verwüstet, ohne Bewohner? Und alles Volk versammelte sich gegen Jeremia im Hause Jehovas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quare prophetavit in nomine Domini, dicens: Sicut Silo erit domus hæc, et urbs ista desolabitur eo quod non sit habitator? Et congregatus est omnis populus adversus Jeremiam in domo Domini.