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<a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26.htm">New Living Translation</a> But when Jeremiah had finished his message, saying everything the LORD had told him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people at the Temple mobbed him. “Kill him!” they shouted. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die! <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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! <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26.htm">King James Bible</a> Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/26.htm">New King James Version</a> Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You will surely die! <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Yet when Jeremiah finished speaking everything that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You must die! <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Jeremiah finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, &#8220You must die! <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when Jeremiah finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You must die! <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened that when Jeremiah finished speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You must surely die! <a href="/amp/jeremiah/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now when Jeremiah finished proclaiming everything that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the [false] prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You must die! <a href="/csb/jeremiah/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When he finished the address the LORD had commanded him to deliver to all the people, immediately the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, “You must surely die! <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He finished the address the LORD had commanded him to deliver to all the people. Then the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, &#8220You must surely die! <a href="/asv/jeremiah/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that Jehovah had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But as soon as Jeremiah finished saying everything that the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets, and all the people grabbed him and said, "You must die! <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> and as soon as I had finished all that the LORD had commanded me to speak, they grabbed me and shouted, "You ought to be killed for this! <a href="/isv/jeremiah/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> As soon as Jeremiah finished saying everything that the LORD had commanded him to say to all the people, the priests, the prophets, and all the people seized him, telling him as they did: "You must certainly die! <a href="/msb/jeremiah/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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! <a href="/net/jeremiah/26.htm">NET Bible</a> Jeremiah had just barely finished saying all the LORD had commanded him to say to all the people. All at once some of the priests, the prophets, and the people grabbed him and shouted, "You deserve to die! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, "You shall surely die. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. <a href="/web/jeremiah/26.htm">World English Bible</a> When Jeremiah had finished speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You shall surely die! <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it comes to pass, at the completion of Jeremiah’s speaking all that YHWH has commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests, and the prophets, and all the people catch him, saying, “You surely die! <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass, at the completion of Jeremiah's speaking all that Jehovah hath commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests, and the prophets, and all the people catch him, saying, Thou dost surely die, <a href="/slt/jeremiah/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be as Jeremiah finished to speak all which Jehovah commanded to speak to all the people, and the priests and the prophets and all the people will seize him, saying, Dying, thou shalt die.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when Jeremias made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests, and the prophets, and all the people laid hold on him, saying: Let him be put to death. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when Jeremiah had completed speaking all that the Lord had instructed him to speak to all the people, then the priests, and the prophets, and all the people apprehended him, saying: “You shall be put to death.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Bible</a> When Jeremiah finished speaking all that the LORD commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests, the prophets, and all the people laid hold of him, crying, “You must die! <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now it came to pass when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the false prophets and all the people seized him, saying, <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when Jeremiah had finished saying everything that LORD JEHOVAH commanded him to say to all the people, the Priests and the lying Prophets and all the people seized him and they said, “He will be killed!” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying: 'Thou shalt surely die. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass, when Jeremias had ceased speaking all that the Lord had ordered him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the false prophets and all the people took him, saying, <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/26-8.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=7749" 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">The Plot to Murder Jeremiah</a> 7Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD, 8<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and as soon as</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.">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ (Prep-k:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">had finished</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.">telling</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/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/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/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</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/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/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had commanded him</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.">to say,</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/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/8610.htm" title="8610: way·yiṯ·pə·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. Seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably.">seized him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">shouting,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mō·wṯ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">“You must surely die!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: tā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill."></a> 9How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.…<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/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a> Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35-39</a> But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. / Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them. / Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said. ... <a href="/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33</a> When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death. <a href="/john/8-40.htm">John 8:40</a> But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15</a> who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, <a href="/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59</a> While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” <a href="/matthew/5-12.htm">Matthew 5:12</a> Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. <a href="/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36-37</a> Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. <a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm">2 Chronicles 24:20-21</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. <a href="/2_kings/6-31.htm">2 Kings 6:31</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!” <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4</a> for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.) <a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a> “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, You shall surely die.the priests.<a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Jeremiah 2:30</a> In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.<a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19-21</a> But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered… <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Jeremiah 12:5,6</a> If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-26.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-2.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-8.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-38.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Telling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/27-4.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-9.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-9.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-20.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-13.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-7.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-11.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-15.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-1.htm">Telling</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>and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say Jeremiah was a prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. This phrase indicates the immediacy and urgency of Jeremiah's prophetic mission. The phrase "everything the LORD had commanded him to say" underscores the divine authority behind Jeremiah's words, emphasizing that he was not speaking on his own behalf but as a mouthpiece for God. This reflects the role of prophets in the Old Testament, who were often tasked with delivering difficult messages of warning and repentance. Jeremiah's faithfulness in delivering God's message, despite the personal risk, is a testament to his obedience and courage.the priests and prophets and all the people seized him The reaction of the priests and prophets, along with the people, highlights the tension between Jeremiah and the religious establishment. The priests and prophets mentioned here were likely those who were aligned with the temple and the king, often opposing Jeremiah's messages of impending judgment. This reflects a broader theme in the Old Testament where true prophets of God often faced opposition from false prophets and religious leaders who were more concerned with maintaining their own power and status. The act of seizing Jeremiah indicates the hostility and rejection he faced, which is a common experience for many prophets, including Jesus Christ, who was also rejected by the religious leaders of His time.shouting, “You must surely die!” The demand for Jeremiah's death reveals the severity of the opposition he faced. In the cultural and historical context of ancient Judah, blasphemy or speaking against the temple and the city could be considered a capital offense. The phrase "You must surely die" echoes the legal language found in the Mosaic Law, where certain offenses were punishable by death. This reaction also foreshadows the treatment of Jesus Christ, who was similarly condemned by the religious leaders of His day. The hostility towards Jeremiah serves as a type of Christ, illustrating the pattern of rejection and persecution faced by those who faithfully deliver God's truth.<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/p/priests.htm">Priests</a> Religious leaders in Judah who were responsible for temple worship and maintaining the spiritual life of the nation. In this context, they opposed Jeremiah's message. 3. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> Other prophets in Judah who often delivered messages that contradicted Jeremiah's warnings, leading to conflict. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> The general populace of Judah who were influenced by the priests and false prophets, often reacting negatively to Jeremiah's prophecies. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The central place of worship in Jerusalem, where Jeremiah delivered his message, making it a significant location for this confrontation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_proclaiming_truth.htm">Courage in Proclaiming Truth</a> Jeremiah's example teaches us the importance of standing firm in delivering God's message, even when facing opposition or persecution. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_religious_hypocrisy.htm">The Danger of Religious Hypocrisy</a> The priests and prophets who opposed Jeremiah were more concerned with maintaining their status and comfort than with true obedience to God. This serves as a warning against religious hypocrisy. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following God's call can lead to personal sacrifice and suffering, as seen in Jeremiah's life. Believers are encouraged to count the cost and remain faithful. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> True prophets often face resistance because they challenge the status quo and call people to repentance. This highlights the need for discernment in recognizing genuine prophetic voices. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_protection.htm">God's Sovereignty and Protection</a> Despite the threats against him, Jeremiah was under God's protection, reminding us of God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His servants.<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/what_does_'new_birth'_mean.htm">Who was the biblical prophet Micah?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_leaders_want_to_kill_jeremiah.htm">In Jeremiah 38:4, why would seemingly devoted leaders seek to kill a prophet whom God had consistently used to speak truth? </a> <a href="/q/what_was_the_cause_of_jeremiah's_death.htm">What was the cause of Jeremiah's death?</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>(8) Thou shalt surely die.--Better, as expressing the Hebrew emphasis of reduplication, Thou shalt die the death. The phrase is the same as in <a href="/genesis/2-17.htm" title="But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die.">Genesis 2:17</a>. The threat of the men of Anathoth (<a href="/jeremiah/11-21.htm" title="Therefore thus said the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek your life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that you die not by our hand:">Jeremiah 11:21</a>) is repeated by the priests and prophets of Jerusalem. They look on Jeremiah as one who has incurred the condemnation of <a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm" title="But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.">Deuteronomy 18:20</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Had made an end of speaking. They allowed Jeremiah to finish his discourse (of which we have here only the briefest summary), either from a lingering reverence for his person and office, or to obtain fuller materials for an accusation (comp. the trial of Stephen, <a href="/acts/6-12.htm">Acts 6:12-14</a>). All the people. The "people" appear to have been always under some constraint. As long as the priests and prophets were alone, they dominated the unofficial classes, but when the princes appeared (ver. 11), the new influence proved superior. In ver. 16 princes and people together go over to the side of Jeremiah. Thou shalt surely die. Death was the legal penalty both for blasphemy (<a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a>) and for presuming to prophesy without having received a prophetic revelation (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20</a>). Jeremiah's declaration ran so entirely counter to the prejudices of his hearers that he may well have been accused of both these sins, or crimes. True, Isaiah and Amos had already predicted the destruction of Jerusalem (<a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Isaiah 5:5, 6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11</a>; <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4, 5</a>; <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Amos 6:1, 2</a>); but it may have been contended that the timely repentance of Judah under Hezekiah and Josiah had effectually cancelled the threatened doom, and though <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10, 11</a> evidently refers to a time later than Josiah, and represents the ruin of Jerusalem as practically certain, it would seem that the prophetic book (<a href="/isaiah/40.htm">Isaiah 40-66</a>.) to which this belongs (to say the least) was not generally known. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and as soon as וַיְהִ֣י ׀ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be [he] יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites had finished כְּכַלּ֣וֹת (kə·ḵal·lō·wṯ) Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent telling לְדַבֵּר֙ (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 all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock what the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (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 had commanded צִוָּ֣ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order him to say, לְדַבֵּ֖ר (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 the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest and prophets וְהַנְּבִאִ֛ים (wə·han·nə·ḇi·’îm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock seized him, וַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּ (way·yiṯ·pə·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8610.htm">Strong's 8610: </a> To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably shouting, לֵאמֹ֖ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “You must surely die! מ֥וֹת (mō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 26:8 It happened when Jeremiah had made (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/26-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/26-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:9" /></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>