Jeremiah 26:15

But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
know	יָדֹ֣עַ ya.Do.a'	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal infinitive absolute
certain	תֵּדְע֗וּ te.de.'U	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
death	מְמִתִ֣ים me.mi.Tim	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
bring	נֹתְנִ֣ים no.te.Nim	H5414	to give · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
innocent	נָקִ֗י na.Ki	H5355	innocent · adjective, masculine singular absolute
blood	דָ֣ם dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · noun, common masculine singular absolute
city	הָעִ֥יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ yo.she.Vei.ha	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
truth	בֶאֱמֶ֗ת ve.'e.Met	H571	stability · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
sent	שְׁלָחַ֤נִי she.la.Cha.ni	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
speak	לְדַבֵּר֙ le.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
words	הַדְּבָרִ֖ים ha.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
ears	בְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔ם be.'a.ze.nei.Khem	H241	broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in ma… · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Numbers 35:33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed t…
Proverbs 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Jeremiah 7:6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to y…
Jeremiah 22:3 Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no…
Matthew 26:25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
Acts 7:60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Revelation 16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Genesis 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:7-15

One would have hoped that such a sermon as that in the foregoing verses, so plain and practical, so rational and pathetic, and delivered in God's name, would work upon even this people, especially meeting them now at their devotions, and would prevail with them to repent and reform; but, instead of awakening their convictions, it did but exasperate their corruptions, as appears by this account of the effect of it. I. Jeremiah is charged with it as a crime that he had preached such a sermon, and is apprehended for it as a criminal. The priests, and false prophets, and people, heard him speak these words, Jer 26:7. They had patience, it seems, to hear him out, did not disturb him when he was p…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:15

bring . . . upon yourselves--So far will you be from escaping the predicted evils by shedding my blood, that you will, by that very act, only incur heavier penalties (Mat 23:35).

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:15

But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death,.... Take this along with you, and then do as you will; that if ye take away my life on this account, you may depend upon it; nothing is more certain than this: ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; that is, the guilt of innocent blood, which would cry for vengeance upon them that brought the accusation, and insisted upon his being brought in guilty; and upon those that sat in judgment, and condemned him; and upon all the inhabitants of the city of Jerusalem, who should agree to the putting him to death: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these w…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:14-15

Jeremiah 26:14-15 14. As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you. 14. Et ego, ecce ego in manu vestro, facite mihi sicuti bonum, vel sicuti rectum erit in oculis vestris. 15. But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears. 15. Veruntamen sciendo seite, quod si vos occideritis me, sanguinem purum (vel, innoxium) vos ponetis super vos et super urbem hanc, et super habitatores ejus; quia in veritate misit me Jehova ad vos, ut loqueror in auribus vestris cu…

Dictionary and topics

Baruch — Blessed. (1.) The secretary of the prophet Jeremiah (32:12; 36:4). He was of the tribe of Judah (51:59). To him Jeremiah dictated his prophecies regarding the invasion of the Babylonians and the…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Court · ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN — ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN
Defense · Of — Of
Indictments · . — .
Murder · Saints: Should warn others against — Saints: Should warn others against
Zeal, Religious · EXEMPLIFIE — EXEMPLIFIE

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 26:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:7-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:15

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:15

John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:14-15

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 26:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:7-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:15

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:15

John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:14-15

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 26:1-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 26:14-15

Rashi on Jeremiah 26:10