26At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:H7225H4468H3079H1121H2977H4428H3063H1697H3068H5592"This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the LORD's temple and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all Judah's cities that are coming to worship there. Do not hold back a word.H559H3068H5975H2691H3068H1004H1696H5892H3063H935H7812H3068H1004H1697H6680H1696H1639H16973Perhaps they will listen and return— each from his evil way of life— so that I might relent concerning the disaster that I plan to do to them because of the evil of their deeds.H8085H7725H376H7451H1870H5162H7451H2803H6213H6440H7455H46114You are to say to them: This is what the LORD says: If you do not listen to Me by living according to My law that I set before youH559H559H3068H8085H3212H8451H5414H64405and by listening to the words of My servants the prophets I have been sending you time and time again, though you did not listen,H8085H1697H5650H5030H7971H7925H7971H80856I will make this temple like Shiloh. I will make this city an object of cursing for all the nations of the earth."H5414H1004H7887H5414H5892H7045H1471H776
Jeremiah Seized
7The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the temple of the LORD.H3548H5030H5971H8085H3414H1696H1697H1004H30688He finished the address the LORD had commanded him to deliver to all the people. Then the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, "You must surely die!H3414H3615H1696H3068H6680H1696H5971H3548H5030H5971H8610H559H4191H41919How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD, 'This temple will become like Shiloh and this city will become an uninhabited ruin'!" Then all the people assembled against Jeremiah at the LORD's temple.H5012H8034H3068H559H1004H7887H5892H2717H3427H5971H6950H3414H1004H306810When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king's palace to the LORD's temple and sat at the entrance of the New Gate.H8269H3063H8085H1697H5927H4428H1004H1004H3068H3427H6607H2319H8179H306811Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, "This man deserves the death sentence because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears."H559H3548H5030H8269H5971H559H376H4941H4194H5012H5892H8085H241
Jeremiah’s Defense
12Then Jeremiah said to all the officials and the people, "The LORD sent me to prophesy all the words that you have heard against this temple and city.H559H3414H8269H5971H559H3068H7971H5012H1004H5892H1697H808513So now, correct your ways and deeds and obey the voice of the LORD your God so that He might relent concerning the disaster that He warned about.H3190H1870H4611H8085H6963H3068H430H3068H5162H7451H169614As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.H3027H6213H5869H2896H347715But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its residents, for it is certain the LORD has sent me to speak all these things directly to you."H3045H3045H4191H5414H5355H1818H5892H3427H571H3068H7971H1696H1697H241
Jeremiah Released
16Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, "This man doesn't deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!"H559H8269H5971H3548H5030H376H4941H4194H1696H8034H3068H43017Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to all the assembled people,H6965H582H2205H776H559H6951H5971H55918"Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and said to all the people of Judah, 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become ruins, and the temple mount a forested hill.'H4320H4183H5012H3117H2396H4428H3063H559H5971H3063H559H559H3068H6635H6726H2790H7704H3389H5856H2022H1004H1116H329319Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all [the people of] Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and plead for the LORD's favor, and did not the LORD relent concerning the disaster He had pronounced against them? We are about to bring great harm on ourselves!"H2396H4428H3063H3063H4191H4191H3373H3068H2470H3068H6440H3068H5162H7451H1696H587H6213H1419H7451H5315
The Prophet Uriah
20Another man was also prophesying in the name of the LORD— Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like all those of Jeremiah.H376H5012H8034H3068H223H1121H8098H7157H5012H5892H776H1697H341421King Jehoiakim, all his warriors, and all the officials heard his words, and the king tried to put him to death. When Uriah heard, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.H3079H4428H1368H8269H8085H1697H4428H1245H4191H223H8085H3372H1272H935H471422But King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor and [certain other] men with him [went] to Egypt.H3079H4428H7971H582H4714H494H1121H5907H582H471423They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who executed him with the sword and threw his corpse into the burial place of the common people.H3318H223H4714H935H3079H4428H5221H2719H7993H5038H6913H1121H597124But Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.H3027H296H1121H8227H3414H5414H3027H5971H4191