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Tell them everything I command you; do not omit a word. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26.htm">New Living Translation</a> “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard in front of the Temple of the LORD, and make an announcement to the people who have come there to worship from all over Judah. Give them my entire message; include every word. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in the house of the LORD all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26.htm">King James Bible</a> Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/26.htm">New King James Version</a> “Thus says the LORD: ‘Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Do not diminish a word. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “This is what the LORD says: ‘Stand in the courtyard of the LORD’S house, and speak to all the cities of Judah who have come to worship in the LORD’S house all the words that I have commanded you to speak to them. Do not omit a word! <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Thus says the LORD, &#8216Stand in the court of the LORD&#8217S house, and speak to all the cities of Judah who have come to worship in the LORD&#8217S house all the words that I have commanded you to speak to them. Do not omit a word! <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Thus says the LORD, ‘Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, who have come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I have commanded you to speak to them. Do not omit a word! <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Stand in the court of the house of Yahweh, and you shall speak to all the cities of Judah who have come to worship in the house of Yahweh all the words that I have commanded you to speak to them. Do not take away a word! <a href="/amp/jeremiah/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Thus says the LORD, ‘Stand in the court of the LORD’S house [Jeremiah], and speak to all [the people of] the cities of Judah who have come to worship in the LORD’S house all the words that I have commanded you to speak to them. Do not omit a word! <a href="/csb/jeremiah/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “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. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the LORD&#8217s temple and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all Judah&#8217s cities that are coming to worship there. Do not hold back a word. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jeremiah, I have a message for everyone who comes from the towns of Judah to worship in my temple. Go to the temple courtyard and speak every word that I tell you. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thus saith the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; keep not back a word. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the LORD's temple, and speak to all the people who come from the cities of Judah to worship in the LORD's temple. Tell them everything that I command you to tell them. Don't leave out a single word. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> the LORD said to me, "Stand in the court of the Temple and proclaim all I have commanded you to say to the people who come from the towns of Judah to worship there. Do not leave out anything. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> "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! <a href="/msb/jeremiah/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word. <a href="/net/jeremiah/26.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD said, "Go stand in the courtyard of the LORD's temple. Speak out to all the people who are coming from the towns of Judah to worship in the LORD's temple. Tell them everything I command you to tell them. Do not leave out a single word! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not diminish a word. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak to them; diminish not a word: <a href="/web/jeremiah/26.htm">World English Bible</a> “Yahweh says: ‘Stand in the court of Yahweh’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in Yahweh’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Don’t omit a word. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Thus said YHWH: Stand in the court of the house of YHWH, and you have spoken to all [those of] the cities of Judah, who are coming to bow themselves in the house of YHWH, all the words that I have commanded you to speak to them—you do not diminish a word. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah, Stand thou in the court of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast spoken unto all those of the cities of Judah who are coming in to bow themselves in the house of Jehovah, all the words that I have commanded thee to speak unto them, thou dost not diminish a word. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thus said Jehovah, Stand in the enclosure of the house of Jehovah and speak to all the cities of Judah coming to worship in the house of Jehovah, all the words which I command thee to speak to them; thou shalt not withhold a word.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thus saith the Lord: Stand in the court of the house of the Lord, and speak to all the cities of Juda, out of which they come, to adore in the house of the Lord, all the words which I have commanded thee to to speak unto them: leave not out one word. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Thus says the Lord: Stand in the atrium of the house of the Lord, and speak to all the cities of Judah, from which they come to adore in the house of the Lord, all the words that I have commanded you to speak to them. Do not choose to subtract any word. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the house of the LORD and speak to the inhabitants of all the cities of Judah who come to worship in the house of the LORD; whatever I command you, tell them, and hold nothing back. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in the house of the LORD; speak to them all the words that I command you; do not hold back a word.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD'S house and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in the house of the LORD all the words that I commanded you to speak to them; omit not a word: <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Thus says LORD JEHOVAH: ‘Stand in the court of his house of LORD JEHOVAH, and say to all the towns of Judea who come to worship in the house of LORD JEHOVAH all the words that I commanded you to say to them. You shall not subtract even one word!’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thus saith the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus said the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and thou shalt declare to all the Jews, and to all that come to worship in the house of the Lord, all the words which I commanded thee to speak to them; abate not one word. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7683" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm">A Warning to the Cities of Judah</a> 1At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD: 2<a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">“This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ă·mōḏ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">Stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ba·ḥă·ṣar (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- A yard, a hamlet.">in the courtyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wə·ḏib·bar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯî·ḵā (V-Piel-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">I have commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: lə·ḏab·bêr (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">you to speak</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rê (N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā·’îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">who come</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">to worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">there.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1639.htm" title="1639: tiḡ·ra‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To diminish, restrain, withdraw. A primitive root; to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold.">omit</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">a word.</a> 3Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Deuteronomy 4:2</a> You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm">Deuteronomy 12:32</a> See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it. <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a> “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. <a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Ezekiel 2:7</a> But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. <a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1</a> “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a> Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Jeremiah 1:17</a> Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them. <a href="/jeremiah/7-2.htm">Jeremiah 7:2</a> “Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/11-6.htm">Jeremiah 11:6</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Hear the words of this covenant and carry them out. <a href="/jeremiah/19-14.htm">Jeremiah 19:14-15</a> Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and proclaimed to all the people, / “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have stiffened their necks so as not to heed My words.’” <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Jeremiah 23:28</a> Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a> Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/acts/20-27.htm">Acts 20:27</a> For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God. <a href="/2_timothy/4-2.htm">2 Timothy 4:2</a> Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. <a href="/matthew/10-27.htm">Matthew 10:27</a> What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Thus said the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command you to speak to them; diminish not a word:Stand.<a href="/jeremiah/7-2.htm">Jeremiah 7:2</a> Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/19-14.htm">Jeremiah 19:14</a> Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD'S house; and said to all the people,<a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Jeremiah 23:28</a> The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.court.all the words.<a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Jeremiah 1:17</a> Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.<a href="/jeremiah/42-4.htm">Jeremiah 42:4</a> Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.<a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1,2</a> Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins… diminish.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Deuteronomy 4:2</a> Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.<a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm">Deuteronomy 12:32</a> What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.<a href="/revelation/22-19.htm">Revelation 22:19</a> And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-32.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-14.htm">Court</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-24.htm">Diminish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-34.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-38.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-19.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Words</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-21.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-4.htm">Command</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Diminish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-10.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-9.htm">LORD's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Words</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-39.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 26</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Jeremiah by promises and threats exhorts to repentance.</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">He is therefore apprehended,</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/26-10.htm">and arraigned.</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">His apology.</a> 16. <a href="/jeremiah/26-16.htm">He is quit in judgment, by the example of Micah,</a> 20. <a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">and of Urijah,</a> 24. <a href="/jeremiah/26-24.htm">and by the care of Ahikam.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>This is what the LORD says: This phrase emphasizes the divine authority behind the message. In the prophetic tradition, the phrase underscores that the message is not of human origin but is a direct communication from God. This is a common introduction in prophetic literature, establishing the prophet as a mouthpiece for God, similar to other prophets like Isaiah and Ezekiel.Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD: The courtyard of the temple in Jerusalem was a central place for religious activity and public gatherings. It was accessible to the people, making it an ideal location for delivering a message to a broad audience. The temple was the spiritual heart of Judah, and delivering a message here underscores its importance. Archaeological findings confirm the temple's significance in ancient Judahite society.and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak: This highlights the prophet's role as a faithful messenger. The emphasis on "all the words" indicates the completeness and integrity of the message. Prophets were often tasked with delivering difficult truths, and this phrase underscores the necessity of conveying the entire message without alteration, reflecting a commitment to divine truth.to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there: This indicates the scope of the message, which is intended for all of Judah, not just Jerusalem. The temple was a pilgrimage site, drawing people from various cities, making it a strategic location for disseminating the message. This reflects the interconnectedness of the cities of Judah through their shared religious practices and central worship site.Do not omit a word: This command stresses the importance of complete obedience to God's instructions. It underscores the seriousness of the message and the responsibility of the prophet to deliver it fully. This mirrors the biblical theme of the inerrancy and sufficiency of God's word, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Deuteronomy 4:2</a> and <a href="/revelation/22-18.htm">Revelation 22:18-19</a>, which warn against adding to or taking away from God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his perseverance in the face of opposition. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who communicates His will through His prophets. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_courtyard_of_the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The Courtyard of the House of the LORD</a> The temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the people of Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cities_of_judah.htm">Cities of Judah</a> Refers to the inhabitants of the southern kingdom of Judah, who were called to worship at the temple. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_command.htm">The Command</a> God's directive to Jeremiah to deliver His message without alteration, emphasizing the importance of faithful communication of God's word.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_proclamation.htm">Faithfulness in Proclamation</a> Jeremiah's task underscores the importance of delivering God's message fully and accurately. As believers, we are called to share the gospel and biblical truths without compromise or alteration. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a> Jeremiah's ministry was marked by resistance and hostility. We are encouraged to stand firm in our faith and witness, even when faced with opposition or indifference. <a href="/topical/t/the_centrality_of_worship.htm">The Centrality of Worship</a> The setting in the temple courtyard highlights the importance of communal worship and the role of the church as a place for hearing God's word. We should prioritize gathering with other believers to worship and learn. <a href="/topical/r/responsibility_to_hear_and_respond.htm">Responsibility to Hear and Respond</a> The people of Judah were called to listen to God's message. Similarly, we have a responsibility to hear God's word and respond in obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 26</a> <a href="/q/impact_of_omitting_key_info.htm">What is the impact of omitting crucial information?</a> <a href="/q/is_god's_demand_for_repentance_contradictory.htm">(Jeremiah 13:16–17) Isn’t it contradictory for God to demand repentance while also foretelling inevitable punishment? </a> <a href="/q/does_god's_judgment_on_'bad_figs'_conflict.htm">Jeremiah 24:8 – Does God’s severe judgment on the “bad figs” conflict with the idea of a just and loving deity who offers redemption to all? </a> <a href="/q/why_no_external_evidence_of_jeremiah's_trial.htm">In Jeremiah 26:10-11, why is there no clear external evidence of formal court proceedings against Jeremiah outside the biblical record?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Stand in the court of the Lord's house.--The occasion was probably one of the Feasts, and drew worshippers from all parts of the kingdom. As in <a href="/jeremiah/7-1.htm" title="The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,">Jeremiah 7:1</a>, the prophet had to stand in the crowded court of the Temple and utter his warning. Some critics have supposed, indeed, that in Jeremiah 7-11 we have the full text of the discourse, while here there is only an epitome of the discourse itself, and a narrative of the circumstances connected with it. The command, "diminish not a word," reminds us of <a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm" title="You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish ought from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.">Deuteronomy 4:2</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm" title="What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: you shall not add thereto, nor diminish from it.">Deuteronomy 12:32</a>; <a href="/revelation/22-19.htm" title="And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.">Revelation 22:19</a>. There was something in the message that the prophet felt himself called to deliver from which he would naturally have shrunk.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Jeremiah is to take his stand in the court of the Lord's house; i.e. the outer court, where the people assembled (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/19-14.htm">Jeremiah 19:14</a>), and preach unto all the cities of Judah; i.e. to the pilgrims who had come from the provincial towns (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/11-12.htm">Jeremiah 11:12</a>). His discourse is not to be an eloquent appeal to the feelings, but a strict and peremptory announcement; he is to diminish (or, subtract) not a word (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Deuteronomy 4:2</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm">Deuteronomy 12:32</a>; <a href="/revelation/22-19.htm">Revelation 22:19</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“This is what כֹּ֣ה ׀ (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Stand עֲמֹד֮ (‘ă·mōḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations in the courtyard בַּחֲצַ֣ר (ba·ḥă·ṣar) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> A yard, a hamlet of the LORD’s יְהוָה֒ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and speak וְדִבַּרְתָּ֞ (wə·ḏib·bar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the words הַדְּבָרִ֔ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause I have commanded צִוִּיתִ֖יךָ (ṣiw·wî·ṯî·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order you to speak לְדַבֵּ֣ר (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the cities עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement of Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites who come הַבָּאִים֙ (hab·bā·’îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to worship לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת (lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> To depress, prostrate there. בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not omit תִּגְרַ֖ע (tiḡ·ra‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1639.htm">Strong's 1639: </a> To scrape off, to shave, remove, lessen, withhold a word. דָּבָֽר׃ (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Jeremiah 26:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 26:2 Thus says Yahweh: Stand in the court (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>