Jeremiah 26:15

Jeremiah 26:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
• New International Version (NIV)Be assured, however, that if you put me to death, you will bring the guilt of innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and on those who live in it, for in truth the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of Jeremiah 26:15

13Now you must change the way that you have been living. You must do what is good and right. Obey the Lord your God. Then the Lord will not punish you as he said that he would do. 14As for me, I am under your authority. Do with me whatever you think is good and right. But you should know this: If you punish me with death, you will bring great trouble on yourselves, this city, and everyone who lives here. You will be guilty of murder, because I have not done anything wrong. The Lord has sent me to speak all these words for you to hear. That is the truth!’ 16Then the officers and all the people gave their answer to the priests and the prophets. They said, ‘This man does not deserve to die. The Lord our God has given him authority to say these things to us.’ 17Then some of Judah's leaders stood up to speak to all the people who were there.

Jeremiah 26:15 word by word

אַ֣ךְ׀ יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּדְע֗וּ כִּ֣י אִם־מְמִתִ֣ים אַתֶּם֮ אֹתִי֒ כִּי־דָ֣ם נָקִ֗י אַתֶּם֙ נֹתְנִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את וְאֶל־יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ כִּ֣י בֶאֱמֶ֗ת שְׁלָחַ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם לְדַבֵּר֙ בְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that if ye put me to deathמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• ye shall surely bringנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• innocentנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• upon yourselves, and upon this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and upon the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• thereof: for of a truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• me unto you to speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• all these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• in your earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241

Cross-references for Jeremiah 26:15

• Jeremiah 2:30‘When I punished your people, they did not change how they lived. When I sent my prophets to you, you killed them as if you were a hungry lion.’
• Jeremiah 7:6Do not be cruel to foreigners who are living among you. Do not be cruel to widows, or to children who have no family. You must stop murdering people. You must stop worshipping other gods. If you live like that, it will destroy you.
• Jeremiah 22:3The Lord says: You must do things that are right and fair. Punish those who rob other people. Help the people that they have hurt. Do not be cruel to foreigners who are living among you. Do not cheat them. Do not hurt or cheat widows, or children who have no family. Stop killing people who have not done anything wrong.
• Genesis 4:10Then the Lord God said, ‘Why have you done this bad thing? Now your brother's blood is lying there on the ground. That is like his voice which is shouting to me for help.
• Genesis 42:22Reuben said, ‘I told you not to do anything bad to the boy. But you would not agree! We killed him and now we must receive the punishment.’
• Numbers 35:33Murder causes the land where you live to become unclean. You have to make it clean again. You must kill anyone who murders another person. That is the only way to make the land clean again.
• Deuteronomy 19:10You must not punish with death people who are not guilty. That would make you guilty yourselves. That must not happen in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
• 2 Kings 24:4Manasseh had murdered people who had not done anything wrong. Their blood was in the streets of Jerusalem. The Lord would not agree to forgive Manasseh for his sins.
• Proverbs 6:17Eyes that show how proud a person is. A mouth that speaks lies. Hands that kill people who have done nothing wrong.
• Matthew 23:30You say, “Our ancestors killed God's prophets long ago. If we had lived at that time, we would not have helped our ancestors to do that.”
• Matthew 26:4They wanted to kill Jesus. But they wanted to take hold of him secretly. So they tried to decide how they could do that.
• Acts 7:60Then he fell down on his knees. He shouted, ‘Lord, please forgive these men. Do not punish them because they are doing this to me.’ After Stephen had said this, he died.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15People like that even killed the Lord Jesus. They killed God's prophets, too. They also did bad things against us, so that we had to leave their towns. They make God become angry. They are enemies of all people,
• Revelation 16:6They have killed your people and your prophets. They have caused your servants to bleed and to die. So now you have given these bad people blood to drink. That is what ought to happen to them. It is right.’
• Jeremiah 26:12Then Jeremiah said to all the officers and to all the people, ‘The Lord sent me to say all the things that you have heard me speak. He told me to prophesy against this temple and against this city.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 26:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 The answer of Jeremiah is simple and straightforward. Yahweh, he affirmed, had truly sent him, but the sole object of his prophesying had been to avert the evil by leading them to repentance. If they would amend their ways God would deliver them from the threatened doom. As for himself he was in their hands, but if they put him to death they would bring the guilt of shedding innocent blood upon themselves and upon the city.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. 14-15Jeremiah calmly accepted the authority and trusted the officials with his life. However, he warned them they would be responsible if they killed an innocent man.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. bring ... upon yourselves--So far will you be from escaping the predicted evils by shedding my blood, that you will, by that very act, only incur heavier penalties (Mt 23:35).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 26:15

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In the dictionaries

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• Baruch
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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