Jeremiah 26 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ In the beginning of the reign of Yehoyaqim the son of Yoshiyahu, the sovereign of Yehuḏ

² “Thus said יהוה, ‘Stand in the courtyard of the House of יהוה, and speak to all the cities of Yehuḏ

³ ‘If so be that they listen and each turn from his evil way, then I shall repent of the evil that I plan to do to them, because of the evil of their deeds.’

⁴ “And you shall say to them, ‘Thus said יהוה, “If you do not listen to Me, to walk in My Torah which I set before you,

⁵ to listen to the words of My servants the prophets I am sending you, even rising up early and sending them – though you have not listened –

⁶ then I shall make this house like Shiloh, and make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.” ’ ”

⁷ And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Yirmeyahu speaking these words in the House of יהוה.

⁸ And it came to be, when Yirmeyahu had ended speaking all that יהוה  had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You shall certainly die!

⁹ “Why have you prophesied in the Name of יהוה, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city be dried up, without an inhabitant’?” And all the people were gathered against Yirmeyahu in the House of יהוה.

¹⁰ And the heads of Yehuḏ

¹¹ And the priests and the prophets spoke to the heads and all the people, saying, “A death sentence for this man! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”

¹² And Yirmeyahu spoke to all the heads and all the people, saying, “יהוה  sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city with all the words you heard.

¹³ “And now, make good your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of יהוה  your Elohim, then יהוה  shall relent concerning the evil He has pronounced against you.

¹⁴ “And I, look I am in your hand. Do with me as seems good and right to you.

¹⁵ “But know for certain that if you put me to death, you are bringing innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city, and on its inhabitants. For truly יהוה  has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”

¹⁶ Then the heads and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “No death sentence for this man. For he has spoken to us in the Name of יהוה  our Elohim.”

¹⁷ And some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

¹⁸ “Miḵ

¹⁹ “Did Ḥ

²⁰ There was however a man who prophesied in the Name of יהוה, Uriyahu the son of Shemayahu of Qiryath Yeʽ

²¹ And when Yehoyaqim the sovereign, with all his mighty men and all the heads, heard his words, the sovereign sought to put him to death. But Uriyahu heard of it, and was afraid and fled, and went to Mitsrayim.

²² Then Yehoyaqim the sovereign sent men to Mitsrayim: Elnathan the son of Aḵ

²³ And they brought Uriyahu from Mitsrayim and brought him to Yehoyaqim the sovereign, who smote him with the sword and threw his dead body into the graves of the common people.

²⁴ However, the hand of Aḥ