Jeremiah 26
Lexham English Bible
Jeremiah Escapes Death
26 At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh, saying,[a] 2 “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Stand in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh, and you must speak to all the cities of Judah that come to bow in worship in the house of Yahweh all the words that I command you to speak to them. You must not omit a word. 3 Perhaps they will listen and turn back each from his evil way, and I will relent of the disaster that I am planning to do to them because of their evil deeds. 4 And you shall say to them, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set[b] before you,[c] 5 to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I have sent to you, over and over again,[d] though you have not listened, 6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse for all the nations of the earth.’”’”
7 And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the temple of Yahweh. 8 And then[e] as Jeremiah finished speaking all that Yahweh had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying,[f] “You will die! 9 Why have you prophesied in the name of Yahweh, saying,[g] ‘This house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be in ruins, without[h] inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the temple of Yahweh.
10 When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the house of the king to the temple of Yahweh, and they sat in the entrance of the New Gate of Yahweh’s temple. 11 Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, saying,[i] “This man deserves the death sentence,[j] because he has prophesied against this city as that which you have heard with your ears.”
12 Then Jeremiah said to all the officials and to all the people, saying,[k] “Yahweh sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. 13 Now therefore[l] amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of Yahweh your God, and Yahweh will relent of the disaster that he has spoken over you. 14 But as for me, look, I am in your hand, do to me what is good and right in your eyes. 15 Only you must certainly know that if you put me to death, you will bring on yourselves innocent blood, and on this city and on its inhabitants, for truly[m] Yahweh sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”
16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “This man does not deserve[n] a sentence of death, for in the name of Yahweh our God, he has spoken to us.” 17 Then men from the elders of the land arose and said to all the assembly of the people, saying,[o] 18 “Micah the Morashtite was prophesying in the days of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and he said to all the people of Judah, saying:[p]
‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts,
“Zion will be plowed,
and Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
and the mountain of the temple[q] as high places of wood.”’
19 Did Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and all Judah actually put him to death? Was he not in fear of Yahweh? And he entreated the face of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster that he had spoken against them. But we are about to do great disaster to ourselves.”
20 Indeed, there also was a man prophesying in the name of Yahweh, Uriah, the son of Shemaiah, from Kiriath-Jearim, and he prophesied against this city and against this land like all the words of Jeremiah. 21 And when King Jehoiakim, and all his warriors, and all the officials heard his words, then the king sought to put him to death. But Uriah heard, and he was afraid, and he fled and went to Egypt. 22 Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt. Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and men with him went to Egypt. 23 And they brought out Uriah from Egypt and they brought him to King Jehoiakim, and he struck him down with the sword, and he threw his dead body into the burial sites of the sons of the people. 24 However, the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that he was not given into the hand of the people to put him to death.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 26:1 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 26:4 Or “given”
- Jeremiah 26:4 Literally “to the face of you”
- Jeremiah 26:5 Literally “and doing early and sending”
- Jeremiah 26:8 Literally “And it happened”
- Jeremiah 26:8 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 26:9 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 26:9 Literally “from there is not”
- Jeremiah 26:11 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 26:11 Literally “A sentence of death is to this man”
- Jeremiah 26:12 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 26:13 Literally “so then”
- Jeremiah 26:15 Literally “in truth”
- Jeremiah 26:16 Literally “Not to this man”
- Jeremiah 26:17 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 26:18 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 26:18 Literally “house”
Jeremías 26
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Plan para matar a Jeremías
26 Al comienzo del reinado de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá(A), vino esta palabra del Señor: 2 «Así dice el Señor: “Ponte en el atrio de la casa del Señor, y habla a todas las ciudades de Judá(B) que vienen a adorar en la casa del Señor(C), todas las palabras que te he mandado decirles(D). No omitas ni una palabra(E). 3 Tal vez escuchen y cada uno se vuelva de su mal camino, y Yo me arrepienta del mal que pienso hacerles a causa de la maldad de sus obras(F)”. 4 Tú les dirás: “Así dice el Señor: ‘Si no me escuchan(G), para andar en Mi ley que he puesto delante de ustedes(H), 5 para que escuchen las palabras de Mis siervos los profetas que les he enviado repetidas veces[a], pero no los han escuchado(I), 6 entonces pondré esta casa como Silo(J), y esta ciudad la pondré por maldición para todas las naciones de la tierra(K)’”».
7 Los sacerdotes, los profetas(L) y todo el pueblo oyeron a Jeremías decir estas palabras en la casa del Señor. 8 Cuando Jeremías terminó de decir todo lo que el Señor le había mandado que hablara a todo el pueblo, lo apresaron los sacerdotes, los profetas(M) y todo el pueblo, diciendo: «De cierto, morirás. 9 ¿Por qué has profetizado en nombre del Señor, diciendo: “Esta casa será como Silo y esta ciudad quedará desolada sin habitante alguno(N)?”». Y todo el pueblo se congregó(O) contra Jeremías en la casa del Señor.
10 Cuando los jefes de Judá oyeron estas cosas(P), subieron de la casa del rey a la casa del Señor, y se sentaron a la entrada de la puerta Nueva de la casa del Señor(Q). 11 Entonces los sacerdotes y los profetas hablaron a los jefes y a todo el pueblo, y les dijeron: «¡Sentencia de muerte para este hombre(R)!, porque ha profetizado contra esta ciudad, como han oído con sus propios oídos(S)». 12 Entonces Jeremías habló a todos los jefes y a todo el pueblo, y les dijo: «El Señor me ha enviado a profetizar contra esta casa y contra esta ciudad(T) todas las palabras que han oído. 13 Ahora bien, enmienden sus caminos y sus obras, y obedezcan al Señor su Dios, y el Señor se arrepentirá del mal que ha pronunciado contra ustedes(U). 14 En cuanto a mí, estoy en sus manos(V); hagan de mí como mejor y más recto sea a sus ojos. 15 Pero sepan bien que si me matan, sangre inocente echarán sobre ustedes y sobre esta ciudad y sobre sus habitantes(W); porque en verdad el Señor me ha enviado a ustedes para hablar en sus oídos todas estas palabras».
16 Entonces los jefes y todo el pueblo dijeron a los sacerdotes y a los profetas: «Que no haya sentencia de muerte para este hombre(X), porque en nombre del Señor nuestro Dios nos ha hablado». 17 Y se levantaron(Y) algunos de los ancianos del país y hablaron a toda la asamblea del pueblo, y dijeron: 18 «Miqueas de Moréset[b] profetizó en días de Ezequías, rey de Judá(Z), y habló a todo el pueblo de Judá: “Así ha dicho el Señor de los ejércitos:
‘Sión será arada como un campo,
Jerusalén se convertirá en un montón de ruinas,
Y el monte del santuario[c] será como los lugares altos de un bosque[d](AA)’”.
19 ¿Acaso Ezequías(AB), rey de Judá, y todo Judá le dieron muerte a Miqueas? ¿No temió él al Señor y suplicó el favor del Señor, y el Señor se arrepintió del mal que había pronunciado contra ellos(AC)? Nosotros, pues, estamos cometiendo un gran mal contra nosotros mismos(AD)».
20 Hubo también un hombre que profetizó en el nombre del Señor, Urías, hijo de Semaías de Quiriat Jearim(AE). Él profetizó contra esta ciudad y contra esta tierra palabras semejantes a todas las de Jeremías. 21 Cuando el rey Joacim y todos sus valientes y todos los jefes oyeron sus palabras, el rey procuró matarlo(AF); pero Urías se enteró, tuvo miedo, huyó(AG) y se fue a Egipto. 22 Entonces el rey Joacim envió hombres a Egipto: a Elnatán, hijo de Acbor, y a otros hombres con él, a Egipto(AH). 23 Y trajeron a Urías de Egipto y lo llevaron al rey Joacim, quien lo mató a espada(AI) y echó su cadáver a la fosa común[e].
24 Pero la mano de Ahicam, hijo de Safán, estaba con Jeremías(AJ), de manera que no fue entregado en manos del pueblo para que le dieran muerte(AK).
Jeremiah 26
New King James Version
Jeremiah Saved from Death(A)
26 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand in (B)the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, (C)all the words that I command you to speak to them. (D)Do not diminish a word. 3 (E)Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way, that I may (F)relent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them because of the evil of their doings.’ 4 And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: (G)“If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you, 5 to heed the words of My servants the prophets (H)whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them (but you have not heeded), 6 then I will make this house like (I)Shiloh, and will make this city (J)a curse to all the nations of the earth.” ’ ”
7 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. 8 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! 9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be (K)desolate, without an inhabitant’?” And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house. 11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and all the people, saying, [a]“This man deserves to (L)die! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and all the people, saying: “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city with all the words that you have heard. 13 Now therefore, (M)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. 14 As for me, here (N)I am, in your hand; do with me as seems good and [b]proper to you. 15 But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”
16 So the princes and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve to die. For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
17 (O)Then certain of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying: 18 (P)“Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(Q)“Zion shall be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem shall become (R)heaps of ruins,
And the mountain of the [c]temple
Like the [d]bare hills of the forest.” ’
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah ever put him to death? (S)Did he not fear the Lord and (T)seek the Lord’s favor? And the Lord (U)relented concerning the doom which He had pronounced against them. (V)But we are doing great evil against ourselves.”
20 Now there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath Jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah. 21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled, and went to Egypt. 22 Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor, and other men who went with him to Egypt. 23 And they brought Urijah from Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the [e]common people.
24 Nevertheless (W)the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 26:11 Lit. A judgment of death to this man
- Jeremiah 26:14 right
- Jeremiah 26:18 Lit. house
- Jeremiah 26:18 Lit. high places
- Jeremiah 26:23 Lit. sons of the people
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