Jeremiah 26:8

The Passion Translation

When Jeremiah had finished speaking the message Yahweh had ordered him to give to the people, all the priests, prophets, and people forcefully seized him and said, “You ought to be killed for this!

Cross References

Jeremiah 1:19

They will fight against you, but they will not win, for I promise I am always with you to rescue you. I, Yahweh, have spoken.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the people said: “Come on, let’s plan a scheme against Jeremiah! There are always priests and wise ones who can give us instruction. We will still have prophets to give us Yahweh’s message. Come on, let’s attack his reputation and drum up phony charges against him. And let’s pay no attention to anything he says.”

Jeremiah 18:23

Yet, you know, Yahweh, all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their sin or blot out their guilt! Let them stumble before you. Deal with them severely in the time of your anger.”

Jeremiah 2:30

“I’ve wasted my time punishing you because you did not respond to my correction. With the ferocity of a hungry lion, you murdered the prophets I sent to you.

Jeremiah 32:3

King Zedekiah had imprisoned me because I had prophesied Yahweh’s message: “I am Yahweh, and I am about to let the king of Babylonia conquer Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 43:1

Jeremiah finished telling the crowd what the Lord had commanded him.

Matthew 22:6

And the rest seized the king’s messengers and shamefully mistreated them, and even killed them.

Matthew 27:20

Meanwhile, the chief priest and the religious leaders were inciting the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be freed and to have Jesus killed.

Acts 5:33

When they heard this, they were infuriated and determined to murder them.

Acts 7:52

Which prophet was not persecuted and murdered by your ancestors? Name just one! They killed them all—even the ones who prophesied long ago of the coming of the Righteous One! Now you follow in their steps and have become his betrayers and murderers.

Revelation 18:24

For the bloodstains of the holy believers and the prophets and all who were slaughtered were all over you!”