Jeremiah 26:16
Then the rulers and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets. This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of LORD our God.
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In Context
17Then certain of the elders of the land rose up, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,
Cross References
Psalms 94:16Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Jeremiah 26:11Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the rulers and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
Jeremiah 36:25Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll, but he would not hear them.
Matthew 27:23And the governor said, For what evil has he done? But they cried out even more, saying, He should be crucified.
Luke 23:14said to them, Ye brought this man to me as turning away the people. And behold, I, having examined him before you, found nothing guilty in this man of what ye accuse against him.
Luke 23:47And when the centurion saw that which happened, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this man was righteous.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:8-16
Jeremiah Prosecuted for His Preaching; Jeremiah's Defence. ( b. c. 608.) 7 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord . 8 Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. 9 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the Lord , saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this… Read the whole commentary →