Jeremiah 26:20-23

The Voice

²⁰ Uriah (son of Shemaiah) from Kiriath-jearim had prophesied in the name of the Eternal with essentially the same message as Jeremiah against this city and nation. ²¹ When King Jehoiakim, his soldiers, and his officials heard what Uriah had been saying, they decided to kill him. When Uriah became aware of these plans, he was afraid and escaped to Egypt. ²² Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan (son of Achbor) to Egypt along with others to bring Uriah back. ²³ Once they found him, they brought him back from Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him executed by a sword and then buried in a commoner’s grave.