Jeremiah 26:8

New Living Translation

But when Jeremiah had finished his message, saying everything the Lord had told him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people at the Temple mobbed him. “Kill him!” they shouted.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:16

But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.

Jeremiah 1:19

They will fight you, but they will fail. For I am with you, and I will take care of you. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the people said, “Come on, let’s plot a way to stop Jeremiah. We have plenty of priests and wise men and prophets. We don’t need him to teach the word and give us advice and prophecies. Let’s spread rumors about him and ignore what he says.”

Jeremiah 18:23

Lord, you know all about their murderous plots against me. Don’t forgive their crimes and blot out their sins. Let them die before you. Deal with them in your anger.

Jeremiah 2:30

“I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.

Jeremiah 32:3

King Zedekiah had put him there, asking why he kept giving this prophecy: “This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it.

Jeremiah 43:1

When Jeremiah had finished giving this message from the Lord their God to all the people,

Amos 7:10

Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable.

Matthew 22:6

Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.

Matthew 27:20

Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death.

Acts 5:33

When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them.

Acts 7:52

Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.

Revelation 18:24

In your streets flowed the blood of the prophets and of God’s holy people and the blood of people slaughtered all over the world.”