26In the beginning of the reign of Josiah's son Jehoiakim, 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 tell those from all the cities of Judah who are coming to worship at the LORD's temple everything that I've commanded you to say to them. Don't leave out a word!H559H3068H5975H2691H3068H1004H1696H5892H3063H935H7812H3068H1004H1697H6680H1696H1639H16973Perhaps they'll listen, and each of them will repent from his evil way. Then I'll change my mind about the disaster I'm planning to bring on them because of their evil deeds.H8085H7725H376H7451H1870H5162H7451H2803H6213H6440H7455H46114Say to them, "This is what the Lord says: 'If you don't listen to me to follow my Law which I've set before you,H559H559H3068H8085H3212H8451H5414H64405and listen to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I've sent to you over and over - but you wouldn't listen -H8085H1697H5650H5030H7971H7925H7971H80856then I'll make this house like Shiloh and make this city into a curse to all the nations of the earth.'"'"H5414H1004H7887H5414H5892H7045H1471H776
Jeremiah Threatened with Death
7The priests, the prophets, and all the people listened as Jeremiah spoke these words at the LORD's temple.H3548H5030H5971H8085H3414H1696H1697H1004H30688As soon as Jeremiah finished saying everything that the Lord had commanded him to say to all the people, the priests, the prophets, and all the people seized him, telling him as they did: "You must certainly die!H3414H3615H1696H3068H6680H1696H5971H3548H5030H5971H8610H559H4191H41919Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord that this house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be without an inhabitant? Then all the people gathered around Jeremiah at the LORD's temple.H5012H8034H3068H559H1004H7887H5892H2717H3427H5971H6950H3414H1004H306810When the Judean officials heard all these things, they came up from the king's house to the LORD's temple and sat in the doorway of the New Gate of the LORD's temple.H8269H3063H8085H1697H5927H4428H1004H1004H3068H3427H6607H2319H8179H306811The priests and prophets said to the officials and to all the people, "A death sentence for this man, because he prophesied against this city, as you heard with your own ears!"H559H3548H5030H8269H5971H559H376H4941H4194H5012H5892H8085H24112Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and to all the people: "The Lord has sent me to prophesy all the things you heard against this house and against this city.H559H3414H8269H5971H559H3068H7971H5012H1004H5892H1697H808513Now, change your habits and your deeds and obey the Lord your God, and the Lord will change his mind about the disaster that he told you about.H3190H1870H4611H8085H6963H3068H430H3068H5162H7451H169614Look, I'm in your hands, so do with me what you think is good and right.H3027H6213H5869H2896H347715But know for certain that if you kill me, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and its residents because the Lord really did send me to you to say all these things for you to hear."H3045H3045H4191H5414H5355H1818H5892H3427H571H3068H7971H1696H1697H241
The Elders Remember Micah’s Similar Message
16The officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "No death sentence for this man because he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God."H559H8269H5971H3548H5030H376H4941H4194H1696H8034H3068H43017Some of the elders of the land got up and said to all the assembled people,H6965H582H2205H776H559H6951H5971H55918"Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of Hezekiah king of Judah to all the people of Judah, 'This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: "Zion will be a plowed field, and Jerusalem a ruin. The temple mount will be a wooded hill.'"H4320H4183H5012H3117H2396H4428H3063H559H5971H3063H559H559H3068H6635H6726H2790H7704H3389H5856H2022H1004H1116H329319"Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone in Judah kill him?Didn't he fear the Lord and seek the Lord's favor, and so the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he had spoken to them about. We're bringing great disaster on ourselves.H2396H4428H3063H3063H4191H4191H3373H3068H2470H3068H6440H3068H5162H7451H1696H587H6213H1419H7451H531520There was also a man named Uriah, Shemiah's son from Keriath-jearim, who prophesied in the Lord's name. He prophesied about this city and this land in words similar to those of Jeremiah.H376H5012H8034H3068H223H1121H8098H7157H5012H5892H776H1697H341421King Jehoiakim, all his troops, and all the officials heard his words, and the king sought to kill him. Uriah heard about this and was afraid, so he fled and went to Egypt.H3079H4428H1368H8269H8085H1697H4428H1245H4191H223H8085H3372H1272H935H471422King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt. He sent Achbor's son Elnathan, along with a contingent of men into Egypt.H3079H4428H7971H582H4714H494H1121H5907H582H471423They brought Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to king Jehoiakim, who killed him with a sword. Then they threw his body into a common grave."H3318H223H4714H935H3079H4428H5221H2719H7993H5038H6913H1121H597124Yet because Shaphan's son Ahikam supported Jeremiah, he was not handed over to the people for them to kill.H3027H296H1121H8227H3414H5414H3027H5971H4191