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Jeremiah 26:17

in Jeremiah 26

Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

KJV

Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

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This verse in Jeremiah 26

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land,.... The same with the princes; some of the court, who rose up as advocates for the prophet: and spake to all the assembly of the people: to justify the vote of the court, and to confirm the people in a good opinion of it, by giving them examples and instances of the like kind: saying; as follows:

This site's exposition

Some of the elders of the

on Jeremiah 26:17-19

Some “elders of the land” answer with a precedent, quoting Micah 3:12 from a century earlier: “Zion will be plowed like a field.” Hezekiah spared Micah and sought the LORD's favor, the LORD relented, and now “we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 17 onwards) And the men of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to the whole assembly of the people, saying: Micaiah of Moresheth was a prophet in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins, and the mountain of the house like the high places of a forest. Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death?

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Certain of the elders - This is really a fine defense, and the argument was perfectly conclusive. Some think that it was Ahikam who undertook the prophet’s defense.
The elders of the land - The heads and spokesmen of the congregation, who added their approval after the princes who represented the king had given their decision.

The words behind it

10 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.

  • וַיָּקֻ֣מוּand they arose

    vaiyakumuH6965 →628 times

  • אֲנָשִׁ֔יםmen

    ʾanashimH582 →566 times

  • מִזִּקְנֵ֖יfrom [the] elders of

    mizikneiH2205 →178 times

  • הָאָ֑רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they said

    vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • קְהַ֥ל[the] assembly of

    kehalH6951 →123 times

  • הָעָ֖םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

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

Related verses

3 in all, six open

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

    Micah 1:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 26:18

      “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a…

    • Isaiah 1:1

      This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

    • Hosea 1:1

      This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of…

    • Amos 1:1

      These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son…

    • 2 Chronicles 27:1–9

      Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.

  • Through

    Acts 5:34

    But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

    it leads to

    • Acts 22:3

      “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just…

    • Luke 2:46

      Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

    • Luke 5:17

      One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the…

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.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 26 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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