Jeremiah 26:16
Then the rulers and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, It is not right for this man to be put to death: for he has said words to us in the name of the Lord our God.
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17Then some of the responsible men of the land got up and said to all the meeting of the people,
Cross References
Psalms 94:16Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?
Jeremiah 26:11Then the priests and the prophets said to the rulers and to all the people, The right fate for this man is death; for he has said words against this town in your hearing.
Jeremiah 36:25And Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made a strong request to the king not to let the book be burned, but he would not give ear to them.
Matthew 27:23And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!
Luke 23:14You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him:
Luke 23:47And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.
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 →