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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.)
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 26:23

21When King Jehoiakim and the army officers and officials heard what he was saying, the king sent someone to kill him. But Uriah heard about the plan and escaped in fear to Egypt. 22Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Acbor to Egypt along with several other men to capture Uriah. 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. 24Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan stood up for Jeremiah and persuaded the court not to turn him over to the mob to be killed.

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 26:15But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the Lord sent me to speak every word you have heard.”
• Jeremiah 2:30“I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.
• Ezekiel 19:6He prowled among the other lions and stood out among them in his strength. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he, too, became a man-eater.
• Matthew 14:10So John was beheaded in the prison,
• Matthew 23:34“Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.
• Acts 12:1About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity
• Revelation 11:7When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them.
• Jeremiah 22:19He will be buried like a dead donkey— dragged out of Jerusalem and dumped outside the gates!
• Jeremiah 36:30Now this is what the Lord says about King Jehoiakim of Judah: He will have no heirs to sit on the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to lie unburied—exposed to the heat of the day and the frost of the 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