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Jeremiah Escapes Death

26 At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh, saying,[a] “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Stand in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh, and you must speak to all the cities of Judah that come to bow in worship in the house of Yahweh all the words that I command you to speak to them. You must not omit a word. Perhaps they will listen and turn back each from his evil way, and I will relent of the disaster that I am planning to do to them because of their evil deeds. And you shall say to them, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set[b] before you,[c] to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I have sent to you, over and over again,[d] though you have not listened, then I will make this house like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse for all the nations of the earth.’”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 26:1 Literally “to say”
  2. Jeremiah 26:4 Or “given”
  3. Jeremiah 26:4 Literally “to the face of you”
  4. Jeremiah 26:5 Literally “and doing early and sending”

Jeremiah’s Speech in the Temple

26 At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim(A) son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord: “This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all Judah’s cities that are coming to worship there. Do not hold back a word.(B) Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I might relent(C) concerning the disaster that I plan to do to them because of the evil of their deeds. You are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: If you do not listen to me by living according to my instruction that I set before you(D) and by listening to the words of my servants the prophets(E)—whom I have been sending to you time and time again,[a](F) though you did not listen— I will make this temple like Shiloh.(G) I will make this city an example for cursing for all the nations of the earth.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 26:5 Lit you, rising early and sending