Jeremiah 26:16

Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
princes	הַשָּׂרִים֙ ha.sa.Rim	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
people	הָעָ֔ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים ha.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
prophets	הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים ha.ne.vi.'Im	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
man	לָאִ֤ישׁ la.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
worthy	מִשְׁפַּט mish.pat-	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
die	מָ֔וֶת Ma.vet	H4194	death (natural or violent) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
spoken	דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	בְּשֵׁ֛ם be.Shem	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ 'e.lo.Hei.nu	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Acts 5:34-39 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and command…
Acts 23:9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if…
Acts 23:29 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
Acts 25:25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him…
Jeremiah 26:11 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 ag…
Jeremiah 36:19 Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.
Jeremiah 36:25 Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them…
Jeremiah 38:7-13 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the k…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:16–end

Here is, I. The acquitting of Jeremiah from the charge exhibited against him. He had indeed spoken the words as they were laid in the indictment, but they are not looked upon to be seditious or treasonable, ill-intended or of any bad tendency, and therefore the court and country agree to find him not guilty. The priests and prophets, notwithstanding his rational plea for himself, continued to demand judgment against him; but the princes, and all the people, are clear in it that this man is not worthy to die (Jer 26:16); for (say they) he hath spoken to us, not of himself, but in the name of the Lord our God. And are they willing to own that he did indeed speak to them in the name of the Lord…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:16

princes . . . all the people--The fickle people, as they were previously influenced by the priests to clamor for his death (Jer 26:8), so now under the princes' influence require that he shall not be put to death. Compare as to Jesus, Jeremiah's antitype, the hosannas of the multitude a few days before the same people, persuaded by the priests as in this case, cried, Away with Him, crucify Him (Mat 21:1-11; Mat 27:20-25). The priests, through envy of his holy zeal, were more his enemies than the princes, whose office was more secular than religious. A prophet could not legally be put to death unless he prophesied in the name of other gods (therefore, they say, "in the name of the Lord"), or…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 26:16

Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets,.... Hearing Jeremiah's apology for himself, by which it appeared that he was to be justified in what he had done, took his part, and acquitted him; and the people, who before were on the side of the priests and false prophets; yet hearing what Jeremiah had to say for himself, and also the judgment of the princes, took his part also, and joined with the court in an address to the priests and prophets, who were the chief accusers, and who would fain have had him brought in guilty of death: this man is not worthy to die; or, "the judgment of death is not for this man"; we cannot give judgment against him; he is not…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 16) And the leaders and all the people said to the priests and prophets: This man does not deserve death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God. The people, who had previously been deceived by the priests and false prophets, join forces with the city's leaders and speak up for Jeremiah, stating that he is not guilty of deserving death, but rather that he has prophesied in the name of the Lord and according to His word. For the uneducated masses easily change their opinion when given a valid reason. But the pain of the accusers, especially of the priests and false prophets, cannot be changed. And therefore, with them accusing and persevering in their accusation, the people are changed: which the Lord had given them hope of mercy, if they would do good in their ways and listen to the voice of the Lord their God, so that the Lord would change his judgment.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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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 · . — .

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 26:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 26:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:16

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:16

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 26:1-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 26:16

Rashi on Jeremiah 26:10