Jeremiah 26:23

Jeremiah 26:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they took Uriah from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, who struck him down with the sword and dumped his dead body into the burial place of the common people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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 common people.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They took him prisoner and brought him back to King Jehoiakim. The king then killed Uriah with a sword and had him buried in an unmarked grave.

Context of Jeremiah 26:23

21When King Jehoiakim and all his officers and officials heard his words, the king was determined to put him to death. But Uriah heard of it and fled in fear to Egypt. 22King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan son of Akbor to Egypt, along with some other men. They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him struck down with a sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.) 24Furthermore, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, and so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.

Jeremiah 26:23 word by word

וַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּ אֶת־אוּרִיָּ֜הוּ מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם וַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יְהוֹיָקִ֔ים וַיַּכֵּ֖הוּ בֶּחָ֑רֶב וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ אֶת־נִבְלָת֔וֹ אֶל־קִבְרֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they fetched forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• Urijahאוּרִיָּ֫הוּ'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• him unto Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםyehôyâqîym · JehoiakimH3079
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• who slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• him with the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• his dead bodyנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038
• into the gravesקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• of the commonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Jeremiah 26:23

• Jeremiah 26:15Be 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.”
• Jeremiah 2:30“In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravenous lion.
• Ezekiel 19:6He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.
• Matthew 14:10and had John beheaded in the prison.
• Matthew 23:34Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
• Acts 12:1It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone
• Revelation 11:7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them.
• Jeremiah 22:19He will have the burial of a donkey— dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.”
• Jeremiah 36:30Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out and exposed to the heat by day and the frost by night.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 26:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Out of Egypt - As Jehoiakim was a vassal of Egypt, he would easily obtain the surrender of a man accused of treason.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. 1-24Jeremiah went on trial in front of the priests and prophets. The trial focused on the Temple's holiness because Jeremiah said the Lord would destroy both the Temple and Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. graves of the common people--literally, "sons of the people" (compare 2Ki 23:6). The prophets seem to have had a separate cemetery (Mt 23:29). Urijah's corpse was denied this honor, in order that he should not be regarded as a true prophet.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 26:23

• Burial
• Extradition
• Government
• Indictments
• Jehoiakim
• Persecution
• Prudence
• Urijah

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Jehoiakim
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Dead Body
• Curse
• Grave
• Kidron
• Urijah
• Body
• Burial

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