New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 26:16
16Then the officials and all the people 1said to the priests and the prophets, “No 2death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
Jeremiah 26:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man should not be sentenced to death! He has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God."
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.”
Context of Jeremiah 26:16
14But as for me, behold, I am in your hands; do with me as is good and right in your sight. 15Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city and its inhabitants; for truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words so that you hear them.” Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “No death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.” 17Then some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying, 18“Micah of Moresheth used to prophesy in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of armies has said: “Zion will be plowed like a field, And Jerusalem will become heaps of ruins, And the mountain of the house like the high places of a forest.”’
Read all of Jeremiah 26Jeremiah 26:16 word by word
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ הַשָּׂרִים֙ וְכָל־הָעָ֔ם אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְאֶל־הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים אֵין־לָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ מִשְׁפַּט־מָ֔וֶת כִּ֗י בְּשֵׁ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
- Then the officialsשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- and the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- Noאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
- sentenceמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- for thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- For he has spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- to us in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Jeremiah 26:16
- Jeremiah 36:19Then the officials said to Baruch, “Go, hide yourself, you and Jeremiah, and do not let anyone know where you are.”
- Jeremiah 38:7But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, while he was in the king’s palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the cistern. Now the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin;
- Esther 4:14For if you keep silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”
- Proverbs 16:7When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, He causes even his enemies to make peace with him.
- Matthew 27:23But he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” Yet they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Crucify Him!”
- Luke 23:14and he said to them, “You brought this Man to me on the ground that He is inciting the people to revolt; and behold, after examining Him before you, I have found no basis at all in the case of this Man for the charges which you are bringing against Him.
- Acts 5:34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.
- Acts 23:9And a great uproar occurred; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and started arguing heatedly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
- Acts 25:25But I found that he had committed nothing deserving death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
- Acts 26:31and when they had gone out, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 26:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16This man is not worthy to die - The whole court acquitted him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16This man - literally, There is not to this man a sentence of death, i. e., he is acquitted by the princes and the congregation.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-24Verses 16-24 When secure sinners are threatened with taking away the Spirit of God, and the kingdom of God, it is what is warranted from the word of God. Hezekiah who protected Micah, prospered. Did Jehoiakim, who slew Urijah, prosper? The examples of bad men, and the bad consequences of their sins, should deter from what is evil. Urijah was faithful in delivering his message, but faulty in leaving his work. And the Lord was pleased to permit him to lose…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Jeremiah successfully defended himself. He convinced the officials and people of his innocence because he spoke for the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. princes ... all the people--The fickle people, as they were previously influenced by the priests to clamor for his death (Jr 26:8), so now under the princes' influence require that he shall not be put to death. Compare as to Jesus, Jeremiah's antitype, the hosannas of the multitude a few days before the same people, persuaded by the priests as in this case, cried, Away with Him, crucify Him (Mt 21:1-11; 27:20-25). The priests, through envy of his holy…Read the comment
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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
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