Jeremiah 26:19

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Modern

Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

Traditional

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.

Literal

Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone in Judah in any way put him to death? Did he not fear YHWH and seek the favor of YHWH? And YHWH relented concerning the disaster that He had spoken against them. And we are doing great evil against our souls!”

Latin

Numquid morte condemnavit eum Ezechias rex Juda, et omnis Juda? numquid non timuerunt Dominum, et deprecati sunt faciem Domini, et pœnituit Dominum mali quod locutus fuerat adversum eos? Itaque nos facimus malum grande contra animas nostras.

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English

Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

Notes

Jeremiah 26:17–19

In the ancient Near East, societies greatly respected wise old men. Few people lived to old age, and those who did had valuable memories.
Micah of Moresheth lived during King Hezekiah's reign, from 728 to 686 BC, over 100 years earlier. Micah wrote a small collection of prophecies. The elders quoted a verse (Micah 3:12) predicting the destruction of Mount Zion and Jerusalem. These elders advised the people to follow Hezekiah's example by turning from sin and worshiping the Lord. Although the people of Judah decided not to harm Jeremiah, they ignored the second part of the elders' advice.

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

Related verses

Exodus 32:14
So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.
2 Samuel 24:16
But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
2 Chronicles 29:6–11
For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs on Him.
Isaiah 37:15–20
And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:
Isaiah 37:4
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
Numbers 35:33–34
Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
Isaiah 37:1
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 32:25–26
But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
Acts 5:39
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
Lamentations 4:13–14
But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.
2 Chronicles 32:20
In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
Matthew 23:35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

People

Hezekiah: A righteous king of Judah Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

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

Topics

Christian Minister: Defended Fear of God: Hezekiah, in his Treatment of the Prophet Micah, Who Prophesied Harm Against Jerusalem God: Repentance Attributed To Government: Mosaic: Sits As a Court Hezekiah: King of Judah: His Piety Hezekiah: King of Judah: Prophecies Concerning Indictments: Jeremiah of Treasonable Prophecy, but of Which he Was Acquitted Micah: One of the Minor Prophets Prayer: Evils Averted By Prudence: Certain Elders of Israel Repentance: when Reproved by the Prophet Micah

Jeremiah 26:19

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