Jeremiah 26

1In the beginning of the reign of JehoiakimH3079 the sonH1121 of JosiahH2977, the kingH4428 of JudahH3063, came this wordH1697 from Jehovah, sayingH559, 2ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: StandH5975 in the courtH2691 of Jehovah's houseH1004, and speakH1696 unto all the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, which comeH935 to worship in Jehovah's houseH1004, all the wordsH1697 that I commandH6680 thee to speakH1696 unto them: diminish not a wordH1697. 3Peradventure they will hearken, and turnH7725 every manH376 from his evilH7451 wayH1870, that I may repent me of the evilH7451 which I purpose to do unto them because of the wickednessH7455 of their doings. 4And thou shalt sayH559 unto them, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: If ye will not hearken unto me, to walk in my lawH8451, which I have setH5414 before you, 5to hearken unto the wordsH1697 of my servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030, whom I have sentH7971 unto you, even risingH7925 earlyH7925 and sendingH7971 [them], but ye have not hearkened, 6— then will I makeH5414 this houseH1004 like ShilohH7887, and will makeH5414 this cityH5892 a curseH7045 to all the nationsH1471 of the earthH776. 7And the priestsH3548 and the prophetsH5030 and all the peopleH5971 heardH8085 JeremiahH3414 speakingH1696 these wordsH1697 in the houseH1004 of Jehovah. 8And it came to pass when JeremiahH3414 had endedH3615 speakingH1696 all that Jehovah had commandedH6680 [him] to speakH1696 unto all the peopleH5971, that the priestsH3548 and the prophetsH5030 and all the peopleH5971 seizedH8610 him, sayingH559, Thou shalt certainlyH4191 dieH4191. 9WhyH4069 hast thou prophesiedH5012 in the nameH8034 of Jehovah, sayingH559, This houseH1004 shall beH1961 like ShilohH7887, and this cityH5892 shall beH1961 desolate, without inhabitantH3427? And all the peopleH5971 wereH1961 gathered against JeremiahH3414 in the houseH1004 of Jehovah. 10And the princesH8269 of JudahH3063 heardH8085 these thingsH1697; and they wentH5927 up from the king's houseH1004 unto the houseH1004 of Jehovah, and satH3427 in the entry of the newH2319 gateH8179 of Jehovah. 11And the priestsH3548 and the prophetsH5030 spoke unto the princesH8269 and to all the peopleH5971, sayingH559, This manH376 is worthy to die, for he hath prophesiedH5012 against this cityH5892, as ye have heardH8085 with your earsH241. 12And JeremiahH3414 spoke to all the princesH8269 and to all the peopleH5971, sayingH559, Jehovah sentH7971 me to prophesyH5012 against this houseH1004 and against this cityH5892 all the wordsH1697 that ye have heardH8085. 13And nowH6258, amend your waysH1870 and your doings, and hearken to the voiceH6963 of Jehovah your 1GodH430; and Jehovah will repentH5162 him of the evilH7451 that he hath pronounced against you. 14But as for me, behold, I am in your handH3027; do unto me as seemeth goodH2896 and rightH3477 in your eyesH5869: 15onlyH389 knowH3045 for certain that if ye putH5414 me to deathH4191, ye shall surely bring innocentH5355 bloodH1818 upon yourselves, and upon this cityH5892, and upon the inhabitantsH3427 thereof; for of a truthH571 Jehovah hath sentH7971 me unto you to speakH1696 all these wordsH1697 in your earsH241. 16And the princesH8269 and all the peopleH5971 saidH559 unto the priestsH3548 and to the prophetsH5030, This manH376 is not worthy to die; for he hath spokenH1696 to us in the nameH8034 of Jehovah our 2GodH430. 17And there roseH6965 up certain of the eldersH2205 of the landH776 and spoke to all the congregation of the peopleH5971, sayingH559, 18Micah the Morasthite prophesiedH5012 in the daysH3117 of HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, and spoke to all the peopleH5971 of JudahH3063, sayingH559, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: ZionH6726 shall beH1961 ploughed [as] a fieldH7704, and JerusalemH3389 shall becomeH1961 heaps, and the mountainH2022 of the houseH1004 as the highH1116 placesH1116 of a forestH3293. 19Did HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 and all JudahH3063 putH4191 him at all to deathH4191? Did he not fearH3373 Jehovah, and supplicate Jehovah, and Jehovah repentedH5162 him of the evilH7451 that he had pronounced against them? And we should be doing a greatH1419 evilH7451 against our soulsH5315. 20And there was alsoH1571 a manH376 that prophesiedH5012 in the nameH8034 of Jehovah, Urijah the sonH1121 of ShemaiahH8098 of Kirjath-jearim: and he prophesiedH5012 against this cityH5892 and against this landH776 according to all the wordsH1697 of JeremiahH3414; 21and JehoiakimH3079 the kingH4428, and all his mightyH1368 menH1368, and all the princesH8269, heardH8085 his wordsH1697, and the kingH4428 soughtH1245 to putH4191 him to deathH4191; but Urijah heardH8085 it, and he was afraidH3372, and fledH1272, and wentH935 into EgyptH4714. 22And JehoiakimH3079 the kingH4428 sentH7971 menH376 into EgyptH4714, ElnathanH494 the sonH1121 of AchborH5907, and menH376 with him, into EgyptH4714; 23and they fetched forthH3318 Urijah out of EgyptH4714, and broughtH935 him to JehoiakimH3079 the kingH4428; and he slew him with the swordH2719, and castH7993 his dead body into the gravesH6913 of the children of the peopleH5971. 24— NeverthelessH389 the handH3027 of AhikamH296 the sonH1121 of ShaphanH8227 wasH1961 with JeremiahH3414, that they should not giveH5414 him into the handH3027 of the peopleH5971 to putH5414 him to deathH4191.