Jeremiah 26:7
in Jeremiah 26Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.
KJV
So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord.
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This verse in Jeremiah 26
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
heard Jeremiah speaking these words
on Jeremiah 26:7-9
Jeremiah is heard by “the priests and prophets and all the people” in the courtyard of the sermon in chapter 7. He said “this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted,” heard as an attack on the temple itself.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verses 7-9.) And the priests and prophets (or false prophets) and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and prophets (or false prophets) and all the people seized him, saying, 'You shall surely die! Because you have prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, 'This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant.'
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
So the priests, and the prophets, and all the people,....
They had patience, it seems, to hear him out, did not disturb him when he was preaching, nor give him any interruption till he had made an end of speaking all that the Lord commanded him to speak,
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּ | vaiyishmeu | and they heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְהַנְּבִאִ֖ים | vehaneviim | and the prophets | H5030 → | 314 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָעָ֑ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ | yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| מְדַבֵּ֛ר | medaber | speaking | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֥ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֵ֖לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בְּבֵ֥ית | beveit | in [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּand they heard
vaiyishmeuH8085 →1159 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
וְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםand the prophets
vehaneviimH5030 →314 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הָעָ֑םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יִרְמְיָ֔הוּJeremiah
yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
מְדַבֵּ֛רspeaking
medaberH1696 →1141 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַדְּבָרִ֥יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
הָאֵ֖לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
בְּבֵ֥יתin [the] house of
beveitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 6:13
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
- Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
- Micah 3:5
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their…
- Acts 8:18–20
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
- Titus 1:11
who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
- Jeremiah 6:13
Through
Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
it leads to
- Ezekiel 13:6
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.
- Jeremiah 14:14
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination,…
- Ezekiel 13:6
Through
Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
it leads to
- Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
- Acts 13:45
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.