Jeremiah 26:14

But, I, behold me in your hand,—do with me as may be good and right in your eyes;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.

In Context

13Now, therefore amend your ways, and your doings, and hearken unto the voice of Yahweh your God,—that Yahweh may repent him, as to the calamity which he hath spoken concerning you.

15Only, ye must, know, that If, ye, do put me, to death, verily innocent blood, are ye laying upon yourselves, and against this city, and against her inhabitants,—for of a truth, did Yahweh send me unto you, to speak in your ears, all these words.

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Cross References

Joshua 9:25Now, therefore, here we are, in thy hand,—as may be good and right in thine eyes, to do unto us, do.

2 Chronicles 24:22Thus Joash the king, remembered not, the lovingkindness which Jehoiada his father had done for him, but slew his son,—and, as he died, he said, Yahweh see and require!

Jeremiah 38:5Then said King Zedekiah,—Lo! he is in your hand; for the king is not one who is able to do anything against you.

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 →

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