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^(A) him to say, the priests, the prophets and all the people seized^(B) him and said, “You must die!^{(C) 9} Why do you prophesy in the Lord’s name that this house will be like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted?”^(D) And all the people crowded^(E) around Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.

¹⁰ When the officials^(F) of Judah heard about these things, they went up from the royal palace to the house of the Lord and took their places at the entrance of the New Gate^(G) of the Lord’s house. ¹¹ Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man should be sentenced to death^(H) because he has prophesied against this city. You have heard it with your own ears!”^(I)

¹² Then Jeremiah said to all the officials^(J) and all the people: “The Lord sent me to prophesy^(K) against this house and this city all the things you have heard.^{(L) 13} Now reform^(M) your ways and your actions and obey^(N) the Lord your God. Then the Lord will relent^(O) and not bring the disaster he has pronounced against you. ¹⁴ As for me, I am in your hands;^(P) do with me whatever you think is good and right. ¹⁵ Be assured, however, that if you put me to death, you will bring the guilt of innocent blood^(Q) on yourselves and on this city and on those who live in it, for in truth the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words^(R) in your hearing.”

¹⁶ Then the officials^(S) and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man should not be sentenced to death!^(T) He has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”

¹⁷ Some of the elders of the land stepped forward and said to the entire assembly of people, ¹⁸ “Micah^(U) of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. He told all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says:

¹⁹ “Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did not Hezekiah^(Z) fear the Lord and seek^(AA) his favor? And did not the Lord relent,^(AB) so that he did not bring the disaster^(AC) he pronounced against them? We are about to bring a terrible disaster^(AD) on ourselves!”