Jeremiah 26:16

Translations

Modern

Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for in the name of YHWH our God he has spoken to us.

Latin

Et dixerunt principes et omnis populus ad sacerdotes et ad prophetas: Non est viro huic judicium mortis, quia in nomine Domini Dei nostri locutus est ad nos.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!”

Notes

Jeremiah 26:16

Jeremiah successfully defended himself. He convinced the officials and people of his innocence because he spoke for the Lord.

Jeremiah 26:1–24

Jeremiah went on trial in front of the priests and prophets. The trial focused on the Temple's holiness because Jeremiah said the Lord would destroy both the Temple and Jerusalem.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah God Protects His Servant God’s Change of Mind The Righteous Suffer The Written Word

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
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For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Courts and Trials Jehoiakim Jeremiah (Person) Micah (Person) Temple

Topics

Christian Minister: Defended Court: Accused Spoke in his own Defense Defense of Jeremiah Government: Mosaic: Sits As a Court Indictments: Jeremiah of Treasonable Prophecy, but of Which he Was Acquitted

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