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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The priests, the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speak these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The priests, the prophets, and all the people listened to Jeremiah as he spoke in front of the LORD’s Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The priests and the [false] prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The priests, the prophets, and everyone else in the temple heard what I said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these things in the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard me saying these things in the Temple, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The priests, the prophets, and all the people listened as Jeremiah spoke these words at the LORD's Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah say these things in the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So the priests and the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in Yahweh’s house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, hear Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, hear Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the priests and the prophets and all the people will hear Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the priests, and the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremias speaking these words in the house of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the priests, and the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now the priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So the priests and the false prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Priests and the lying Prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah the Prophet when he spoke these words in the house of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the priests, and the false prophets, and all the people heard Jeremias speaking these words in the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7742" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm">The Plot to Murder Jeremiah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><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.">Now the priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: wə·han·nə·ḇi·’îm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">and prophets</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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: way·yiš·mə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: mə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">speaking</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</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.">words</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇêṯ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in 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> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-45.htm">Matthew 21:45-46</a></span><br />When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them. / Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-12.htm">Acts 6:12-14</a></span><br />So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, / where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-35</a></span><br />Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-32.htm">John 7:32</a></span><br />When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-27.htm">Acts 5:27-28</a></span><br />They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them. / “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Luke 20:19</a></span><br />When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-1.htm">Acts 4:1-3</a></span><br />While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, / greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. / They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-66</a></span><br />Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward / and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-55.htm">Mark 14:55-64</a></span><br />Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any. / For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent. / Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17-18</a></span><br />When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” / “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm">1 Kings 22:8</a></span><br />The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-31.htm">2 Kings 6:31</a></span><br />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!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></b></br> The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love <i>to have it</i> so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11-15</a></b></br> For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25,26</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-13.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-1.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/26-10.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-10.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Jeremiah by promises and threats exhorts to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">He is therefore apprehended,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-10.htm">and arraigned.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">His apology.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-16.htm">He is quit in judgment, by the example of Micah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">and of Urijah,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/26-24.htm">and by the care of Ahikam.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Now the priests and prophets and all the people</b><br>This phrase highlights the diverse audience present during Jeremiah's proclamation. The priests and prophets were religious leaders, often seen as mediators between God and the people. However, during Jeremiah's time, many were corrupt or false, leading the people astray (<a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11-14</a>). The inclusion of "all the people" indicates a public setting, emphasizing the widespread impact of Jeremiah's message. This gathering reflects the communal nature of worship and religious instruction in ancient Israel.<p><b>heard Jeremiah speaking</b><br>Jeremiah's role as a prophet was to deliver God's messages, often involving calls to repentance and warnings of judgment. His speaking was not just a casual conversation but a divinely inspired proclamation. The act of hearing implies accountability; those who heard were responsible for responding to the message. This echoes the biblical theme that faith comes by hearing the word of God (<a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a>).<p><b>these words</b><br>The specific words Jeremiah spoke were warnings of impending judgment due to the people's disobedience and idolatry. This message was consistent with the covenantal themes found throughout the Old Testament, where blessings and curses were contingent upon Israel's faithfulness (Deuteronomy 28). Jeremiah's words were not his own but were given by God, underscoring the authority and seriousness of the message.<p><b>in the house of the LORD</b><br>The house of the LORD refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship and sacrifice for the Israelites. It was considered the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. The setting in the temple underscores the gravity of Jeremiah's message, as it was delivered in the most sacred space, where the people were expected to be most attuned to God's voice. This location also highlights the irony of the people's unfaithfulness, as they were defiling the very place meant for worship and communion with God (<a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his boldness and faithfulness in delivering God's often unpopular messages.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priests.htm">The Priests</a></b><br>Religious leaders responsible for temple worship and maintaining the spiritual life of the people. They often held significant influence over the religious and social life of Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prophets.htm">The Prophets</a></b><br>Other individuals claiming to speak on behalf of God. In Jeremiah's time, many were false prophets who contradicted God's true messages.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a></b><br>The general population of Judah who were present in the temple. They were the audience of Jeremiah's prophetic message.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites and a symbol of God's presence among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_courage_to_speak_god's_truth.htm">The Courage to Speak God's Truth</a></b><br>Jeremiah's example challenges us to speak God's truth boldly, even when it is unpopular or met with resistance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>The presence of false prophets highlights the need for discernment in whom we listen to and follow, ensuring they align with God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a></b><br>Just as the temple was central to worship, the church today should be a place where God's truth is proclaimed and lived out.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_genuine_worship.htm">The Importance of Genuine Worship</a></b><br>God desires true worship from His people, not just outward rituals. Our hearts and actions must align with His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_message.htm">Responding to God's Message</a></b><br>The people's reaction to Jeremiah's message prompts us to consider how we respond to God's Word in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_jeremiah's_prophecy_exaggerated.htm">In Jeremiah 26:7–9, could Jeremiah’s prophecy have been exaggerated or misunderstood, given the intense reaction of the people? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_2_chronicles.htm">What are the key themes in 2 Chronicles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_shiloh's_destruction.htm">Jeremiah 7:12: Is there any archaeological evidence confirming the fate of Shiloh and the claims made about its destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jeremiah_20_7_with_james_1_13.htm">How can Jeremiah 20:7 be reconciled with James 1:13, which states that God never tempts or deceives anyone?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">The priests and the prophets.</span>--The mention of the latter is significant. Jeremiah had to separate himself from both the orders to which he belonged, in the one case, by birth, in the other, by a special vocation. His bitterest foes were found among those who claimed to speak as he did, in the name of the Lord, but who tuned their voice according to the time, and prophesied deceits. See Notes on <a href="/context/jeremiah/23-9.htm" title="My heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine has overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.">Jeremiah 23:9-40</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7-11.</span> - To all devout Jews this prediction of the destruction of the temple must have been startling; but to those who placed their confidence in the mere exist-once of a consecrated building (<a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4</a>), it was like a blow aimed at their very life. Besides, were not the majority of the prophets of Jehovah of entirely another way of thinking? Did they not promise peace? And what could justify Jeremiah in announcing not merely war, but the downfall of the Divine habitation itself? Hence no sooner had the prophet concluded his discourse, than he was arrested, accused, and condemned to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The priests,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the prophets,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנְּבִאִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nə·ḇi·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jeremiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·mə·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">speaking</span><br /><span class="heb">מְדַבֵּ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">words</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְּבָרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(had·də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah 26:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 26:7 The priests and the prophets and all (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:8" /></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>