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He has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the officials and the people said to the priests and prophets, “This man does not deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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!” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/26.htm">New King James Version</a> So the princes and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve to die. For he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “No death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, &#8220No death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “No death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “No judgment of death for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the [false] prophets, “This man is not deserving of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then 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! ” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, &#8220This man doesn&#8217t deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God!&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The judges and the other people told the priests and prophets, "Since Jeremiah only told us what the LORD our God had said, we don't think he deserves to die." <a href="/erv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and prophets, "This man should not be condemned to die. He has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God." <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the leaders and the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man spoke to us in the name of the LORD our God; he should not be put to death." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> The officials and all the people told 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." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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!? <a href="/net/jeremiah/26.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the officials and all the people rendered their verdict to the priests and the prophets. They said, "This man should not be condemned to die. For he has spoken to us under the authority of the LORD our God." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: "This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God." <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said the princes and all the people to 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/26.htm">World English Bible</a> Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: “This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the heads and all the people say to the priests and to the prophets, “There is not a judgment of death for this man, for he has spoken to us in the Name of our God YHWH.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the heads and all the people say unto the priests and unto the prophets, 'There is not for this man a judgment of death, for in the name of Jehovah our God he hath spoken unto us.' <a href="/slt/jeremiah/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the chiefs will say, and all the people to the priests and to the prophets: Not for this man the judgment of death, for in the name of Jehovah his God he spake to us.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then the princes, and all the people said to the priests, and to the prophets: There is no judgement of death for this man: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And then the leaders and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: “There is no judgment of death against this man. For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve a death sentence; it is in the name of the LORD, our God, that he speaks to us.” <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the false prophets, This man is not guilty of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Princes and all the people said to the Priests and to the lying Prophets: “This man does not owe death, because it is in the name of LORD JEHOVAH our God that he has spoken to us!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets: 'This man is not worthy of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the false prophets; Judgment of death is not due to this man; for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/26-16.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=7850" 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">Jeremiah Spared from Death</a> 16<a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: haś·śā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">Then the officials</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hă·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nə·ḇî·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">and prophets,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">“This</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lā·’îš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·paṭ- (N-msc) -- Judgment. ">worthy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">of death,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">he has spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- To, into, towards. ">to us</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: bə·šêm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">in the name</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/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God!”</a> 17Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people,…<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="/acts/5-34.htm">Acts 5:34-39</a> But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time. / “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men. / Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. ... <a href="/acts/23-9.htm">Acts 23:9</a> A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” <a href="/acts/18-14.htm">Acts 18:14-15</a> But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint. / But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.” <a href="/acts/25-25.htm">Acts 25:25</a> But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him. <a href="/acts/26-31.htm">Acts 26:31-32</a> On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” / And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.” <a href="/matthew/27-24.htm">Matthew 27:24</a> When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.” <a href="/luke/23-4.htm">Luke 23:4</a> Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.” <a href="/john/19-4.htm">John 19:4</a> Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.” <a href="/john/7-51.htm">John 7:51</a> “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?” <a href="/1_peter/2-22.htm">1 Peter 2:22-23</a> “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” / When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20-22</a> Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” / But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. / Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.” <a href="/2_kings/6-31.htm">2 Kings 6:31-32</a> He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!” / Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?” <a href="/1_kings/22-27.htm">1 Kings 22:27-28</a> and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’” / But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!” <a href="/daniel/6-14.htm">Daniel 6:14-16</a> As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him. / Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.” / So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” <a href="/daniel/3-16.htm">Daniel 3:16-18</a> Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. / If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. / But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said the princes and all the people to the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.<a href="/jeremiah/36-19.htm">Jeremiah 36:19,25</a> Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be… <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Jeremiah 38:7-13</a> Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; … <a href="/esther/4-14.htm">Esther 4:14</a> For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Deserve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-14.htm">Right</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Words</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Worthy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Deserve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-13.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-16.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">Words</a> <a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Worthy</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>Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets This phrase highlights a significant moment where the civil authorities and the general populace stand in opposition to the religious leaders. In the context of ancient Judah, the officials likely refer to the king's appointed leaders, while the priests and prophets represent the religious establishment. This division underscores the tension between political and religious powers, a recurring theme in the Old Testament. The people's involvement suggests a communal recognition of Jeremiah's legitimacy, reflecting a broader societal conflict over true prophetic authority.“This man is not worthy of death, The declaration that Jeremiah is not deserving of death is crucial. In the ancient Near East, prophets often faced severe consequences for delivering messages that challenged the status quo. Jeremiah's message of impending judgment was unpopular, yet the officials and people discerned that his words did not warrant execution. This reflects a legal and moral judgment, aligning with Deuteronomic law, which required careful examination of a prophet's words (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a>). It also illustrates the protection God provides to His true messengers, even amidst opposition.for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!” This acknowledgment affirms Jeremiah's role as a true prophet. Speaking "in the name of the LORD" signifies that Jeremiah's message is divinely authorized. The phrase emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God communicates through His chosen prophets. This recognition by the officials and people contrasts with the false prophets who spoke from their own imaginations (<a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a>). It also prefigures the ultimate Prophet, Jesus Christ, who spoke with divine authority and faced similar opposition (<a href="/john/7-16.htm">John 7:16-18</a>).<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, often facing opposition and persecution for his prophecies. 2. <a href="/topical/o/officials.htm">Officials</a> Government leaders and authorities in Judah who were involved in the judicial process concerning Jeremiah's fate. 3. <a href="/topical/p/priests_and_prophets.htm">Priests and Prophets</a> Religious leaders who opposed Jeremiah, accusing him of blasphemy and seeking his death. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> The general populace of Judah who were present during the trial and ultimately sided with the officials in sparing Jeremiah's life. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The setting of this event, where Jeremiah delivered his prophecies and where the trial took place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_proclaiming_truth.htm">Courage in Proclaiming Truth</a> Jeremiah's example encourages believers to speak God's truth boldly, even in the face of opposition or danger. <a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a> Trust in God's promise of protection when fulfilling His calling, as seen in Jeremiah's deliverance from death. <a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a> The officials' decision to spare Jeremiah highlights the importance of wise and discerning leadership in making just decisions. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_collective_voice.htm">The Power of Collective Voice</a> The people's support for Jeremiah demonstrates the impact of collective advocacy for justice and truth. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_word.htm">Faithfulness to God's Word</a> Jeremiah's unwavering commitment to delivering God's message serves as a model for believers to remain faithful to God's Word, regardless of the consequences.<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/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 href="/q/why_did_babylon_spare_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 40:2–4 – What reasons, if any, do extra-biblical records provide for a Babylonian official treating Jeremiah favorably while others were exiled or killed? </a> <a href="/q/why_aren't_prophets'_betrayals_recorded.htm">In Jeremiah 2:8, why do historical records and other biblical accounts seemingly fail to mention the prophets and priests abandoning the Lord so decisively?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_nebuchadnezzar_care_about_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 39:11-14: Why would Nebuchadnezzar personally care about Jeremiah, and does this detail align with known Babylonian policies toward conquered prophets or officials?</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>(16) This man is not worthy to die.--Literally, as before in <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm" title="Then spoke the priests and the prophets to the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.">Jeremiah 26:11</a>, There is no judgment of death for this man. Here again the later parallel comes unbidden to our memory. The lay-rulers are in favour of the true prophet, whom the priests and false prophets would have condemned. Pilate declares, in presence of priests and scribes, and the clamouring multitude, "I find no fault in this man" (<a href="/luke/23-4.htm" title="Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.">Luke 23:4</a>). Here, however, as yet the people are with the true prophet, and against the priests, as they were when they shouted their Hosannas to the prophet's great antitype.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 16-19. - The truth makes an impression upon the princes and the people, who declare Jeremiah to be a true prophet, and therefore innocent. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the officials הַשָּׂרִים֙ (haś·śā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock told וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest and prophets, הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים (han·nə·ḇî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet “This הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that man לָאִ֤ישׁ (lā·’îš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person [is] not אֵין־ (’ên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle worthy מִשְׁפַּט־ (miš·paṭ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of death, מָ֔וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin for כִּ֗י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction he has spoken דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to us in the name בְּשֵׁ֛ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name of the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH our God!” אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-16.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 26:16 Then said the princes and all (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/26-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:17" /></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>