Jeremiah 26:8

Jeremiah 26:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But as soon as Jeremiah finished telling all the people everything the Lord had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets and all the people seized him and said, “You must die!
• English Standard Version (ESV)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!
• New King James Version (NKJV)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!

Context of Jeremiah 26:8

6then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’” 7Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD, 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! 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. 10When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate.

Jeremiah 26:8 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י׀ כְּכַלּ֣וֹת יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ לְדַבֵּר֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה לְדַבֵּ֖ר אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֑ם וַיִּתְפְּשׂ֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְהַנְּבִאִ֛ים וְכָל־הָעָ֥ם לֵאמֹ֖ר מ֥וֹת תָּמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

• and as soon asהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• ·יִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• had finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• tellingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had commanded himצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• seized himתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• shoutingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• You must surely dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Jeremiah 26:8

• Jeremiah 2:30“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
• Jeremiah 11:19For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
• Jeremiah 12:5“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
• Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
• Jeremiah 20:1When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But 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.
• Lamentations 4:13But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.
• Matthew 21:35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
• Matthew 22:6The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
• Matthew 23:31So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
• Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
• Acts 5:33When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
• Acts 7:52Which 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—
• Revelation 18:24And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 26:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8And all the people - That were in company with the priests and the prophets.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 The priests and prophets charged Jeremiah as deserving death, and bore false witness against him. The elders of Israel came to inquire into this matter. Jeremiah declares that the Lord sent him to prophesy thus. As long as ministers keep close to the word they have from God, they need not fear. And those are very unjust who complain of ministers for preaching of hell and damnation; for it is from a desire to bring them to heaven and salvation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9The crowd at the Temple wanted to kill Jeremiah for blasphemy because he spoke against the Temple. This charge carried the death penalty (Leviticus 24:16). The prophet's opponents argued that the Lord's holy Temple could not be destroyed. The priests and prophets believed the pagan idea that temples were indestructible because gods lived in them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. priests--The captain (or prefect) of the temple had the power of apprehending offenders in the temple with the sanction of the priests. prophets--the false prophets. The charge against Jeremiah was that of uttering falsehood in Jehovah's name, an act punishable with death (De 18:20). His prophecy against the temple and city (Jr 26:11) might speciously be represented as contradicting God's own words (Psa 132:14). Compare the similar charge against…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 26:8

• Accusation, False
• Indictments
• Malice
• Minister, Christian
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Curse
• End
• Jehoiakim
• Jeremiah (2)
• Baruch

Commentaries on Jeremiah 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings