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Jeremiah 26:15

in Jeremiah 26

But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Only know ye for certain that, if ye put me to death, ye will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; for of a truth Jehovah hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

KJV

But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

This verse in Jeremiah 26

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They might think that killing the prophet would help to defeat the prophecy, but they would prove wretchedly deceived; it would but add to their guilt and aggravate their ruin. Their own consciences could not but tell them that, if Jeremiah was (as certainly he was) sent of God to bring them this message, it was at their utmost peril if they treated him for it as a malefactor.

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

you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves

Innocent blood would add to the guilt of the city and its residents, as Matthew Henry notes. Killing the prophet could never defeat the prophecy. The words came from the LORD, so to treat His messenger as a criminal was to put themselves in the utmost peril.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(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

But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

As long as ministers keep closely to the instructions they have from heaven they need not fear the opposition they may meet with from hell or earth. He pleads that he is but a messenger, and, if he faithfully deliver his message, he must bear no blame; but he is a messenger from the Lord, to whom they were accountable as well as he, and therefore might demand regard.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

bring . . . upon yourselves--So far will you be from escaping the predicted evils by shedding my blood, that you will, by that very act, only incur heavier penalties (Mt 23:35).

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The words behind it

30 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • אַ֣ךְ׀only

    ʾakhH389 →161 times

  • יָדֹ֣עַcertainly <to know>

    yadoa'H3045 →945 times

  • תֵּדְע֗וּyou will know

    tedeuH3045 →945 times

  • כִּ֣יthat

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • אִם־except

    ʾim-H518 →1069 times

  • מְמִתִ֣ים[are] about to put to death

    memitimH4191 →839 times

  • אַתֶּם֮you

    ʾatemH859 →1094 times

  • אֹתִי֒<obj.> me

    ʾotiH853 →10935 times

  • כִּי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • דָ֣םblood

    damH1818 →360 times

  • נָקִ֗יinnocent

    nakiH5355 →43 times

  • אַתֶּם֙you

    ʾatemH859 →1094 times

  • נֹתְנִ֣ים[are] about to put

    notenimH5414 →2011 times

  • עֲלֵיכֶ֔םon yourselves

    ʾaleikhemH5921 →5755 times

  • וְאֶל־and to

    veel-H413 →5510 times

  • הָעִ֥ירthe city

    hairH5892 →1090 times

  • הַזֹּ֖את<the> this

    hazotH2063 →603 times

  • וְאֶל־and to

    veel-H413 →5510 times

  • יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָinhabitants its

    yosheveihaH3427 →1079 times

  • כִּ֣יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • בֶאֱמֶ֗תin truth

    veemetH571 →127 times

  • שְׁלָחַ֤נִיhe has sent me

    shelachaniH7971 →845 times

  • יְהוָה֙Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • עֲלֵיכֶ֔םto you

    ʾaleikhemH5921 →5755 times

  • לְדַבֵּר֙to speak

    ledaberH1696 →1141 times

  • בְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔םin ears your

    beazeneikhemH241 →187 times

  • אֵ֥ת<obj.>

    ʾetH853 →10935 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe words

    hadevarimH1697 →1440 times

  • הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס<the> these

    haelehH428 →746 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Proverbs 6:17

    haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

    it leads to

    • Psalms 120:2–3

      Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

    • Proverbs 12:22

      Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

    • Isaiah 1:15

      When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

    • Psalms 101:5

      Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

    • Psalms 5:6

      You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

  • Through

    Acts 7:60

    Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

    it leads to

    • Matthew 5:44

      But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

    • Luke 23:34

      Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 22:3

    This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 21:12

      O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire…

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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.