Jeremiah 26:14
in Jeremiah 26As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But as for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as is good and right in your eyes.
KJV
As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.
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This verse in Jeremiah 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAs for me, behold, I am in your hand - I am the messenger of God; you may do with me what you please; but if you slay me, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves.
This site's exposition
But Jeremiah said to all the
on Jeremiah 26:12-15
Jeremiah denies nothing and rests his defense on its source, “The LORD sent me,” repeating the offer of verse 3: “correct your ways and deeds.” Verse 15 warns his judges, “you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents.”
This site's exposition
here I am in your hands
Jeremiah places himself in the hands of the officials. Clarke hears the words of the messenger of God, who leaves them free to do as they please. The next verse adds the warning that goes with that surrender, the innocent blood that would fall on them.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 12 and following) And Jeremiah said to all the leaders and to all the people, saying: The Lord has sent me to prophesy to this house (or over this house) and to this city (or over this city) all the words that you have heard. Therefore, now make your ways and your pursuits good, and listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and the Lord will repent of the evil that He has spoken against you (or the Lord will cease from the evils that He has spoken against you).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
I neither have any power, nor can make any interest, to oppose you, nor is it so much my concern to save my own life: do with me as seems meet unto you; if I be led to the slaughter, it shall be as a lamb." Note, It becomes God's ministers, that are warm in preaching, to be calm in suffering and to behave submissively to the powers that are over them, though they be persecuting powers.
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The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲנִ֖י | vaani | and I | H589 → | 874 times |
| הִנְנִ֣י | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם | veyedkhem | [am] in hand your | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| עֲשׂוּ־ | ʾasu- | do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לִ֛י | li | to <the> me | ||
| כַּטּ֥וֹב | katov | according to the good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| וְכַיָּשָׁ֖ר | vekhaiyashar | and according to the right | H3477 → | 119 times |
| בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | beeineikhem | in view your | H5869 → | 887 times |
וַאֲנִ֖יand I
vaaniH589 →874 times
הִנְנִ֣יhere I
hiniH2005 →316 times
בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם[am] in hand your
veyedkhemH3027 →1618 times
עֲשׂוּ־do
ʾasu-H6213 →2628 times
לִ֛יto <the> me
li
כַּטּ֥וֹבaccording to the good
katovH2896 →538 times
וְכַיָּשָׁ֖רand according to the right
vekhaiyasharH3477 →119 times
בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃in view your
beeineikhemH5869 →887 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Samuel 15:26But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 3:18
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 10:9
Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry…
- 2 Samuel 22:20
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
- Isaiah 62:4
No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will…
- 1 Samuel 3:18
Through
Jeremiah 38:5“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”
it leads to
- John 19:12–16
From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
- John 19:12–16
Through
Daniel 3:16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
it leads to
- Daniel 1:7
The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
- Daniel 3:12
But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue…
- Daniel 1:7
Through
Joshua 9:25Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”
it leads to
- Genesis 16:6
“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
- Genesis 16:6
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.