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Jeremiah 26:6-9
Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 26:6-9
Contemporary English Version
6 (A) I will destroy this temple, just as I destroyed the town of Shiloh.[a] Then everyone on earth will use the name “Jerusalem” as a curse word.
Jeremiah on Trial
7 The priests, the prophets, and everyone else in the temple heard what I said, 8-9 and as soon as I finished, they all crowded around me and started shouting, “Why did you preach that the Lord will destroy this temple, just as he destroyed Shiloh? Why did you say that Jerusalem will be empty and lie in ruins? You ought to be put to death for saying such things in the Lord's name!” Then they had me arrested.
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- 26.6 Shiloh: The sacred tent had once stood at Shiloh.
Jeremiah 26:6-8
New International Version
Jeremiah 26:6-8
New International Version
6 then I will make this house like Shiloh(A) and this city a curse[a](B) among all the nations of the earth.’”
7 The priests, the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speak these words in the house of the Lord. 8 But as soon as Jeremiah finished telling all the people everything the Lord had commanded(C) him to say, the priests, the prophets and all the people seized(D) him and said, “You must die!(E)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 26:6 That is, its name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that it is cursed.
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