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Jeremiah 26:11

JEREMIAH—NOTE ON Jeremiah 26:11 The priests and the prophets claim Jeremiah has committed treason because he prophesied against this city.

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See also Jeremiah 26:11 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THIS MAN IS WORTHY TO DIE - literally, A sentence of death is to this man, i. e., is his desert....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 26 Threatened with Death and His Deliverance _ 1. The temple like Shiloh, and Jerusalem to be a curse (Jeremiah 26:1) _ 2. Threatened with death (Jeremiah 26:8) 3. Jeremiah's defense ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH 26. DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE FORETOLD: JEREMIAH'S PERIL (608 B.C.). Jeremiah is told to proclaim in the Temple (_cf._ Jeremiah 19:14; probably at some festival) a perilous message (keep not...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THIS MAN IS WORTHY TO DIE. Death's judgment is for this man: "judgment" being put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of the Cause), for the effect of it: viz. the sentence of death (idiomatically rendere...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _hath prophesied against this city_ Cp. Acts 6:12 ff....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    See introd. summary to ch....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    I. THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF THE PROPHET Jeremiah 26:1-24 The faithful proclamation of the word of God is dangerous business. Amos, the prophet from Tekoa, was openly rebuked by Amaziah the high priest...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. The Trial Jeremiah 26:11-24 The proceedings at the New Gate were similar to those in any court of law. Formal charges were lodged against Jeremiah (Jeremiah 26:11) and then the prophet was allowed...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THEN SPAKE THE PRIESTS AND THE PROPHETS UNTO THE PRINCES AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE, SAYING, THIS MAN IS WORTHY TO DIE; FOR HE HATH PROPHESIED AGAINST THIS CITY, AS YE HAVE HEARD WITH YOUR EARS._ No JFB...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH'S FIFTEENTH PROPHECY (EARLY IN THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM) For Jeremiah 26:1 see intro. to Jeremiah 7-10. This chapter gives us a sketch of the difficulties and dangers under which Jeremiah had...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THIS MAN IS WORTHY TO DIE. — Literally, _A judgment of death for this man._ The phrase seems to have been in current forensic use. (See Deuteronomy 19:6; Deuteronomy 21:22.) Among the accusers we may...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ הַ כֹּהֲנִ֤ים וְ הַ נְּבִאִים֙

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Jeremiah 8:1; Jeremiah 9:1; Jeremiah 10:1; Jeremiah 26:1 In the four Chapter s which we are now to consider we have what is plainly a fin

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    UNGRATEFUL FORGETFULNESS Jeremiah 2:1-8; Jeremiah 26:1-24; Jeremiah 27:1-22; Jeremiah 28:1-17; Jeremiah 29:1-32; Jeremiah 30:1-24; Jeremiah 31:1-40; Jeremiah 32:1-44 God regarded

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Once again Jeremiah repeated a previous message, one delivered yet earlier, "in the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim." He had then been instructed to stand in the court of the Lord's house, and del...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Is there anything new or wonderful in this? What servant, what Prophet, what Apostle, eminent in their Lord's service, but hath been brought into the same situation. Nay, what was the Lord himself, wh...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _‘IN PERILS BY MY COUNTRYMEN’_ ‘This man is worthy to die.… This man is not worthy to die.’ Jeremiah 26:11; Jeremiah 26:16 I. JEREMIAH WAS NEVER SO NEAR MARTYRDOM AS AT THE TIME DESCRIBED IN THIS C...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    We hence conclude, that the people in assenting to the sentence of the priests and prophets, had done nothing according to their own judgment, but that all of every rank through a violent feeling cond...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Chapter 26 begins this series of details with a prophecy of the commencement of Jehoiakim's reign. The people are warned, as being already in sin, that if they repent, they shall escape. We have const...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN SPAKE THE PRIESTS AND THE PROPHETS UNTO THE PRINCES, AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE,.... The priests and the prophets they were the accusers; the princes were the court before whom the cause was brought;...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man [is] worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. Ver. 11...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then spake the priests and the prophets, whose, pride was injured by the message of Jeremiah, who were personally enraged against him, UNTO THE PRINCES AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE, SAYING, THIS MAN IS WORTH...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE FIRST PROPHECY AND ITS EFFECT...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    THIS MAN IS WORTHY TO DIE: _ Heb._ The judgment of death is for this man...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    7-15 The priests and prophets charged Jeremiah as deserving death, and bore false witness against him. The elders of Israel came to inquire into this matter. Jeremiah declares that the Lord sent him...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    In the corrupt state of all kingdoms and cities, the ecclesiastical officers always were the greatest enemies to the faithful ministers of God, as we shall find in the whole story both of the Old and...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 26:11 priests H3548 prophets H5030 spoke H559 (H8799) princes H8269 people H5971 saying H559 (H8800) man

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SECTION 2 SUBSECTION 1 COMMENCING WITH A SPEECH IN THE TEMPLE JEREMIAH WARNS OF WHAT IS COMING AND REPUDIATES THE PROMISES OF THE FALSE PROPHETS, AND WHILE OPPOSED BY THE HIERARCHY, HAS HIS OWN STATUS...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    A). JEREMIAH DECLARES IN THE TEMPLE THAT IF JUDAH WILL NOT REPENT THEIR SANCTUARY WILL END UP LIKE THAT AT SHILOH, WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY THE PHILISTINES, AND THEIR CITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO YHWH'S CURS...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    THIS MAN (_ See Scofield) - (Jeremiah 38:4). _...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Jeremiah 26:11 Why were the Jews so angry with Jeremiah for simply telling them the plain fact of what they did, and what they did not, disguise? Why this unreasonable hatred of the man of God because...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Message in the temple court. Spiteful treatment of Jeremiah and his brave stand. Martyrdom of Urijah. CHARACTERS: Jehoiakim, Jeremiah, Micah, Hezekiah, Urijah, Elnathan, Ahikam. CONCLUSION:...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Jeremiah 26:1. _In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim._ See the note on Jeremiah 26:3. Jeremiah 26:2. _Stand in the court of the Lord's house._ See the note on...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _When Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him, the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die._ THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRUE PROPHET I. The true prophet has a st...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah._ AFFLICTIONS, DISTRESSES, TUMULTS Jehoiakim was, perhaps, the most despicable of the kings of Judah. Josephus says that he was...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. About three years earlier than the prophecy of preceding chapter. _Cf_. chapter 7 with this, and it is evident that they are synchronous. E...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    JEREMIAH'S TRIAL AND DELIVERANCE. EXPOSITION The prophecy in Jeremiah 26:2 is a summary of that contained in Jeremiah 7:1; the narrative, which stands in no connection either with...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Jer 26:1-24 through 30. In the twenty-second chapter of Jeremiah the Lord had ordered Jeremiah to go to the king's house, Zedekiah, and prophesy unto him. So these prophecies were those that Jeremiah...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 22:22; Acts 24:4; Acts 25:2; Acts 6:11; Deuteronomy 18:20;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The priests — "In the corrupt state of all kingdoms, the ecclesiastical officers always were the greatest enemies to the faithful ministers of God." They speak to the members of the court who are call...

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