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Jeremiah 26:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Jeremiah 26:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 26
Jeremiah’s Arrest and Conviction.[a][b] 1 At the beginning of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, the son of Josiah, this word came from the Lord to Jeremiah: 2 Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the Lord’s house and speak to all the people from the towns of Judah who come to worship in the house of the Lord. Tell them everything I order you to say, without omitting a single word. 3 Perhaps they will listen and all of them will turn from their evil ways, causing me to relent in my determination to inflict disaster upon them because of their evil deeds.
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- Jeremiah 26:1 This second section of the Book is made up of discourses and oracles from different periods that are inserted into biographical narratives from the pen of Baruch, Jeremiah’s secretary. Out of present trials, a new destiny for the nation will slowly emerge.
- Jeremiah 26:1 This account gives a concrete example of Jeremiah’s preaching, as he attacks the false security that relies on the temple and the holy city as if these were God’s inviolable dwelling place despite all the sins of Israel. The prophet’s sacrilegious words are scandalous! People want to lynch him.
