Jeremiah 26:23
in Jeremiah 26They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and they fetched forth Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
KJV
And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
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This verse in Jeremiah 26
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
there was also a man that prophesied
on Jeremiah 26:20-23
The narrative sets a second case beside the first without softening it, there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah, prophesying according to all the words of Jeremiah and meeting a different king. Jehoiakim sought to put him to death, and when Urijah fled to Egypt in fear the king sent Elnathan the son of Achbor after him, fetched him out, and slew him with the sword, casting his body into the graves of the common people, a dishonor added to the execution. The bench reads the two cases together as deliberate: Hezekiah's Judah heard Micah and repented, Jehoiakim's Judah hears the same warning and kills the messenger, the same charge answered by two very different kings.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 20 onwards) There was also a prophet man in the name of the Lord, Uriah, the son of Shemai from Kiriath-Jearim, and he prophesied against this city and against this land, according to all the words of Jeremiah. And King Jehoiakim and all his powerful men and officials heard these words, and the king sought to put him to death. But Uriah heard about it and was afraid, so he fled and went to Egypt.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
graves of the common people--literally, "sons of the people" (compare 2Ki 23:6). The prophets seem to have had a separate cemetery (Mt 23:29). Urijah's corpse was denied this honor, in order that he should not be regarded as a true prophet.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Out of Egypt - As Jehoiakim was a vassal of Egypt, he would easily obtain the surrender of a man accused of treason.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּ | vaiyotziu | and they brought out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אוּרִיָּ֜הוּ | ʾuriyahu | Uriah | H223 → | 39 times |
| מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם | mimitzrayim | from Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ | vayviuhu | and they took him | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוֹיָקִ֔ים | yehoyakim | Jehoiakim | H3079 → | 37 times |
| וַיַּכֵּ֖הוּ | vaiyakehu | and he struck him | H5221 → | 499 times |
| בֶּחָ֑רֶב | becharev | with the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ | vaiyashlekh | and he threw | H7993 → | 125 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נִבְלָת֔וֹ | nivlato | corpse his | H5038 → | 48 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| קִבְרֵ֖י | kivrei | [the] graves of | H6913 → | 67 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הָעָֽם׃ | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
וַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּand they brought out
vaiyotziuH3318 →1067 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אוּרִיָּ֜הוּUriah
ʾuriyahuH223 →39 times
מִמִּצְרַ֗יִםfrom Egypt
mimitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙and they took him
vayviuhuH935 →2568 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוֹיָקִ֔יםJehoiakim
yehoyakimH3079 →37 times
וַיַּכֵּ֖הוּand he struck him
vaiyakehuH5221 →499 times
בֶּחָ֑רֶבwith the sword
becharevH2719 →413 times
וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙and he threw
vaiyashlekhH7993 →125 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נִבְלָת֔וֹcorpse his
nivlatoH5038 →48 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
קִבְרֵ֖י[the] graves of
kivreiH6913 →67 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
הָעָֽם׃the people
haamH5971 →1873 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
1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
it leads to
- Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- Luke 11:48–53
So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
- Acts 2:23
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
- Luke 13:33–34
Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.
- Acts 7:52
Through
Revelation 11:7When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
it leads to
- Revelation 13:7
Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
- Daniel 8:23–24
In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
- Revelation 13:7
Through
Jeremiah 2:30“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
it leads to
- Nehemiah 9:26
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
- Nehemiah 9:26
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
