KJ3 Literal Translation
Jeremiah 26
Jeremiah, by promises and threats, exhorts to repentance. He is seized and arraigned. His apology. The example of Micah, and of Urijah, and by the care of Ahikam.
1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this Word was from Jehovah, saying,
2So says Jehovah, Stand in the court of the house of Jehovah and speak to all the cities of Judah which have come to bow down in the house of Jehovah, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Do not diminish a word.
3Perhaps they will listen, and each man turn from his evil way, and I may repent of the evil which I plan to do to them because of the evil of their doings.
4And you shall say to them, So says Jehovah, If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My Law which I have set before you,
5to listen to the words of My servants the prophets whom I have given to you, even rising up early and sending, but you have not listened,
6even I will give this house to be like Shiloh, and will make this city to be a curse to all the nations of the earth.
7And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.
8And it happened when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that Jehovah had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, Dying you shall die.
9Why have you prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolated, without one living in it? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.
10When the rulers of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house to the house of Jehovah and set up in the entrance of the New Gate of Jehovah.
11And the priests and the prophets spoke to the rulers, and to all the people, saying, Let a sentence of death be for this man, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.
12And Jeremiah spoke to all the rulers and to all the people, saying, Jehovah sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
13And now make good your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Jehovah your God, and Jehovah will repent toward the evil that He has spoken against you.
14As for me, behold, I am in your hands; do with me as seems good and right to you.
15Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you shall surely bring innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city, and on those living in it. For truly Jehovah has sent me to you, to speak all these words in your ears.
16And the rulers, and all the people, said to the priests and to the prophets, There is not a sentence of death for this man, for he has spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God.
17And some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah. And he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts: Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house like the high places of a forest.
19Did Hezekiah, king of Judah and all Judah indeed cause him to die? Did he not fear Jehovah and entreat the face of Jehovah? And did not Jehovah repent of the evil which He had spoken against them? Even we are doing great evil against our souls.
20And there was also a man who prophesied in the name of Jehovah, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to the words of Jeremiah.
21And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the rulers, heard his words, even the king tried to cause him to die. But Urijah heard, and he was afraid, and fled, and went to Egypt.
22And Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and men with him into Egypt.
23And they brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who struck him with the sword, and threw his dead body into the graves of the sons of the people.
24But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to cause him to die.
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