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Then the LORD will relent and not bring the disaster he has pronounced against you. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26.htm">New Living Translation</a> But if you stop your sinning and begin to obey the LORD your God, he will change his mind about this disaster that he has announced against you. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, and the LORD will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/26.htm">New King James Version</a> Now therefore, amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; then the LORD will relent concerning the doom that He has pronounced against you. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now then, reform your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will relent of the disaster which He has pronounced against you. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now therefore amend your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will change His mind about the misfortune which He has pronounced against you. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now therefore amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will change His mind about the misfortune which He has pronounced against you. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So now, make good your ways and your deeds and listen to the voice of Yahweh your God; and Yahweh will relent of the evil demise which He has spoken against you. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore, now change your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the LORD your God; then the LORD will relent and reverse His decision concerning the misfortune which He has pronounced against you. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the LORD your God so that he might relent concerning the disaster he had pronounced against you. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So now, correct your ways and deeds and obey the voice of the LORD your God so that He might relent concerning the disaster that He warned about. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Now, change your ways and what you are doing, and listen to the LORD your God. Then the LORD will change his plan about the disaster that he intends to bring on you. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> You must change the way you are living and the things you are doing, and must obey the LORD your God. If you do, he will change his mind about the destruction that he said he would bring on you. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now, change your habits and your deeds and obey the LORD your God, and the LORD will change his mind about the disaster that he told you about. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you. <a href="/net/jeremiah/26.htm">NET Bible</a> But correct the way you have been living and do what is right. Obey the LORD your God. If you do, the LORD will forgo destroying you as he threatened he would. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. <a href="/web/jeremiah/26.htm">World English Bible</a> Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey Yahweh your God’s voice; then Yahweh will relent from the evil that he has pronounced against you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And now, amend your ways, and your doings, and listen to the voice of your God YHWH, and YHWH relents concerning the evil that He has spoken against you. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And now, amend your ways, and your doings, and hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God, and Jehovah doth repent concerning the evil that He hath spoken against you. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And now make good your ways and your doings, and hear to the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will lament for the evil which he spake against you.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now therefore amend your ways, and your doings, and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God: and the Lord will repent of the evil that he hath spoken against you. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now, therefore, make your ways and your intentions good, and heed the voice of the Lord your God. And then the Lord will repent of the evil that he has spoken against you. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/26.htm">New American Bible</a> Now, therefore, reform your ways and your deeds; listen to the voice of the LORD your God, so that the LORD will have a change of heart regarding the evil he has spoken against you. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, and the LORD will change his mind about the disaster that he has pronounced against you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will cease from the evil which he has pronounced against you. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And now amend your ways and your works and listen to the voice of LORD JEHOVAH, your God, and LORD JEHOVAH will cease from the evil that he spoke against you!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and hearken to the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent Him of the evil that He hath pronounced against you. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And now amend your ways and your works, and hearken to the voice of the Lord; and the Lord shall cease from the evils which he has pronounced against you. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/26-13.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=7815" 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> …12But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. 13<a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">So now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3190.htm" title="3190: hê·ṭî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To be good, well, glad, or pleasing. A primitive root; to be make well, literally or figuratively.">correct</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏar·ḵê·ḵem (N-cpc:: 2mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">your ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/4611.htm" title="4611: ū·ma·‘al·lê·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A deed, practice. From alal; an act.">and deeds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·šim·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the voice</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·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</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.">so that He</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: wə·yin·nā·ḥêm (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">might relent</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘āh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the disaster</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/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 pronounced</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against you.</a> 14As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.…<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="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a> and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/jonah/3-9.htm">Jonah 3:9-10</a> Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.” / When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them. <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-20</a> Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” / “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. ... <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-14</a> “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. / Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God. <a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3-4</a> So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’ / Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1-3</a> “When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you, / and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, / then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13</a> Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1-2</a> Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a> Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, <a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Matthew 3:2</a> and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” <a href="/luke/13-3.htm">Luke 13:3</a> No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. <a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30</a> Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a> Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a> The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he has pronounced against you.amend.<a href="/jeremiah/7-3.htm">Jeremiah 7:3-7</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place… <a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a> I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.<a href="/jeremiah/36-3.htm">Jeremiah 36:3</a> It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.repent.<a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Jeremiah 26:3,19</a> If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings… <a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Jeremiah 18:8</a> If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.<a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Jeremiah 42:10</a> If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-5.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-11.htm">Amend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-10.htm">Better</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-23.htm">Change</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-5.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-36.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-12.htm">Misfortune</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-13.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-3.htm">Reform</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Relent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Actions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Amend</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Better</a> <a href="/daniel/5-10.htm">Change</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-13.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-24.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Misfortune</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/matthew/3-2.htm">Reform</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Relent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-10.htm">Repent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-5.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Ways</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'; 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In the context of Jeremiah's ministry, this was a common theme as he warned Judah of impending judgment due to their idolatry and disobedience. The call to "correct" implies a turning away from sin and a return to covenant faithfulness. This echoes the broader biblical theme of repentance found in passages like <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a> and <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a>, where God calls His people to turn from their wicked ways.and obey the voice of the LORD your God Obedience to God's voice is central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The "voice of the LORD" often refers to the prophetic messages delivered by God's chosen messengers, like Jeremiah. This phrase underscores the importance of heeding divine instruction, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are contingent upon obedience. The call to obedience is a reminder of the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, emphasizing love and loyalty to God.so that He might relent of the disaster The possibility of God relenting from disaster highlights His mercy and willingness to forgive. This reflects the conditional nature of many of God's warnings, where judgment can be averted through genuine repentance. The concept of God relenting is seen in other scriptures, such as <a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Jonah 3:10</a>, where Nineveh's repentance leads to God sparing the city. It demonstrates God's desire for restoration rather than destruction.He has pronounced against you The disaster pronounced by God refers to the impending judgment on Judah for their persistent sin. This pronouncement is a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>. Jeremiah's role as a prophet was to communicate these divine decrees, serving as a mediator between God and the people. The historical context includes the Babylonian threat, which was the instrument of God's judgment, as seen in the eventual fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. He is known for his perseverance in the face of opposition. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The central place of worship in Jerusalem, where Jeremiah delivered his message, warning the people of the consequences of their actions. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_priests_and_prophets.htm">The Priests and Prophets</a> Religious leaders who opposed Jeremiah's message, often seeking to silence him because his prophecies were unpopular. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a> The audience of Jeremiah's message, who were called to repentance to avoid the disaster that God had pronounced.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13</a> highlights the necessity of correcting one's ways and deeds. True repentance involves a change of heart and behavior, aligning with God's will. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_voice.htm">Obedience to God's Voice</a> Obedience is a central theme. Listening to and following God's commands is crucial for avoiding the consequences of sin. <a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_justice.htm">God's Mercy and Justice</a> The verse underscores God's readiness to relent from disaster if His people turn back to Him. It reflects His merciful nature balanced with His justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets like Jeremiah play a vital role in calling people back to God. Their messages, though often challenging, are meant for the spiritual well-being of the community. <a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_and_action.htm">Personal Reflection and Action</a> Believers are encouraged to examine their own lives, identify areas needing change, and take steps towards obedience and alignment with God's will.<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_is_the_bible's_view_on_caste.htm">What does God perceive with His eyes?</a> <a href="/q/proof_jeremiah_spoke_god's_words.htm">In Jeremiah 26:12-15, what proof exists that Jeremiah truly spoke God's words and not his own personal agenda?</a> <a href="/q/is_it_consistent_that_only_god_reveals_motives.htm">In 1 Corinthians 4:5, is it historically consistent to believe that God alone can reveal hidden motives, given the multiple divine claims in ancient cultures?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'bear_the_sword'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 139:23?</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>(13) Therefore now amend your ways . . .--The prophet's apologia consists in repeating the substance of his message. He had not denounced an irreversible doom. He had held out the assurance of pardon on repentance. He had threatened only to bring about repentance. The whole history reminds us of the accusation brought against One greater than Jeremiah. He had foretold a destruction of the Second Temple as complete as that of Shiloh (<a href="/luke/19-44.htm" title="And shall lay you even with the ground, and your children within you; and they shall not leave in you one stone on another; because you knew not the time of your visitation.">Luke 19:44</a>). He, too, was accused of having said that He would destroy the Temple (<a href="/matthew/26-61.htm" title="And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.">Matthew 26:61</a>). And He, foreseeing that the people would not repent, had pronounced, though not publicly, a sentence on the Temple which succeeded that against which Jeremiah had prophesied, which was irrevocable (<a href="/matthew/24-2.htm" title="And Jesus said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone on another, that shall not be thrown down.">Matthew 24:2</a>; <a href="/mark/13-2.htm" title="And Jesus answering said to him, See you these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone on another, that shall not be thrown down.">Mark 13:2</a>; <a href="/luke/19-44.htm" title="And shall lay you even with the ground, and your children within you; and they shall not leave in you one stone on another; because you knew not the time of your visitation.">Luke 19:44</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So now, וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time correct הֵיטִ֤יבוּ (hê·ṭî·ḇū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3190.htm">Strong's 3190: </a> To be good, well, glad, or pleasing your ways דַרְכֵיכֶם֙ (ḏar·ḵê·ḵem) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action and deeds וּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם (ū·ma·‘al·lê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4611.htm">Strong's 4611: </a> A deed, practice and obey וְשִׁמְע֕וּ (wə·šim·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the voice בְּק֖וֹל (bə·qō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (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 your God, אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative so that He 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 might relent וְיִנָּחֵ֣ם (wə·yin·nā·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge of אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the disaster הָ֣רָעָ֔ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He has pronounced דִּבֶּ֖ר (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 against you. עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/26-13.htm">Jeremiah 26:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-13.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 26:13 Now therefore amend your ways and your (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/26-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 26:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 26:14" /></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>