Jeremiah is Arrested

26 In the beginning of the reign of Josiah’s son Jehoiakim, king of Judah, this message came from the Lord: ² “This is what the Lord says: ‘Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s Temple and tell those from all the cities^[a] of Judah who are coming to worship at the Lord’s Temple everything that I’ve commanded you to say to them. Don’t leave out a word! ³ Perhaps they’ll listen, and each of them will repent from his evil way. Then I’ll change my mind about the disaster I’m planning to bring on^[b] them because of their evil deeds. ⁴ Say to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘If you don’t listen to me to follow my Law which I’ve set before you, ⁵ and listen to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I’ve sent to you over and over^[c]—but you wouldn’t listen— ⁶ then I’ll make this house like Shiloh and make this city into a curse to all the nations of the earth.’”’”