Jeremiah 26:9
“Why has he prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying: ‘Like Shiloh, so shall this house be,’ and, ‘This city shall be made desolate, even without an inhabitant?’” And all the people were gathered together against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
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Isaiah 29:21For they caused men to sin by a word, and they supplanted him who argued against them at the gates, and they turned away from justice in vain.
Jeremiah 9:11And I will make Jerusalem into piles of sand and into a lair for serpents. And I will make the cities of Judah desolate, so much so that there will be no inhabitant.
Amos 5:10They held hatred for the one who corrects at the gate, and they have abhorred the one who speaks perfectly.
Amos 7:13And in Bethel, do not prophesy any longer, because it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.”
Matthew 21:23And when he had arrived at the temple, as he was teaching, the leaders of the priests and the elders of the people approached him, saying: “By what authority do you do these things? And who has given this authority to you?”
Mark 15:11Then the chief priests incited the crowd, so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
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 →