Jeremiah 26:19

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ chiz.ki.Ya.hu	H2396	Chizkijah · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֜ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
all	הֶהָמֵ֣ת he.ha.Met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · interrogative particle + verb, hiphil infinitive absolute
death	הֱ֠מִתֻהוּ He.mi.tu.hu	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
fear	יָרֵא yârêʼ	H3373	fearing
LORD	יְהוָה֒ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
besought	וַיְחַל֙ vay.Chal	H2470	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
repented	וַיִּנָּ֣חֶם vai.yi.Na.chem	H5162	properly · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
evil	הָרָעָ֖ה ha.ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
pronounced	דִּבֶּ֣ר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Thus	וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ va.'a.Nach.nu	H587	we · conjunction + personal pronoun
procure	עֹשִׂ֛ים 'o.Sim	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
great	גְדוֹלָ֖ה ge.do.Lah	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, feminine singular absolute
evil	רָעָ֥ה ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
souls	נַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ naf.sho.Tei.nu	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Exodus 32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
2 Samuel 24:16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destro…
2 Chronicles 29:6-11 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away t…
Isaiah 37:15-20 And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,
Numbers 35:33-34 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…
2 Chronicles 32:25-26 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and…
Isaiah 37:1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of t…
Isaiah 37:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and w…

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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 26:19

Hezekiah, so far from killing him, was led "to fear the Lord," and pray for remission of the sentence against Judah (Ch2 32:26). Lord repented-- (Exo 32:14; Sa2 24:16). Thus--if we kill Jeremiah.

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:19

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death?.... No, they did not: neither the king, by his own authority; nor the sanhedrim, the great court of judicature, for the nation; they never sought to take away his life, nor sat in council about it; they never arraigned him, and much less condemned him: did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord; that is, Hezekiah; he did, as knowing that Micah was a prophet of the Lord, and sent by him; wherefore he received his prophecy with great awe and reverence, as coming from the Lord, and made his supplications to him that he would avert the judgments threatened: and the Lord repented of the evil which he had pronounced against t…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:17-19

Jeremiah 26:17-19 17. Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, 17. Et surrexerunt viri ex senioribus terrae, (ex senibus terrae,) ac dixerunt ad totum coetum populi (vel, locuuti sunt dicendo; est quidem semper verbum, 'mr, loquuti sunt erqo ad totum coetum) dicendo, 18. Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. 18. Micha Morasthites fuit prophetans diebus Ezechiae regis Jehudah, et dixit ad totum…

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…
Micah — A shortened form of Micaiah, who is like Jehovah? (1.) A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in Judg. 17, apparently for the purpose of leading to an account of the settlement of…
God · Repentance attributed to — Repentance attributed to
Hezekiah · .His piety — .His piety
Indictments · . — .
Micah · 6. One of the minor prophets — 6. One of the minor prophets
Prayer · .Evils averted by — .Evils averted by

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 26:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:19

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:19

John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:17-19

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 26:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:19

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:19

John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:17-19

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 26:1-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 26:17-19

Rashi on Jeremiah 26:19