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Jeremiah 26:17
New English Translation
Jeremiah 26:17
New English Translation
17 Then some of the elders of Judah[a] stepped forward and spoke to all the people gathered there. They said,
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- Jeremiah 26:17 tn Heb “elders of the land.”sn The elders were important land-owning citizens, separate from the “heads” or leaders of the tribes, and were the officers and the judges. They were very influential in the judicial, political, and religious proceedings of both the cities and the state. (See, e.g., Josh 24:1; 2 Sam 19:11; 2 Kgs 23:1 for elders of Israel/Judah, and Deut 21:1-9; Ruth 4:1-2 for elders of the cities.)
Jeremiah 26:17
New International Version
Jeremiah 26:17
New International Version
17 Some of the elders of the land stepped forward and said to the entire assembly of people,
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