Jeremiah 26:21

And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehoiakim	יְ֠הוֹיָקִים Ye.ho.ya.kim	H3079	Jehojakim · proper noun, a man's name
king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
men	גִּבּוֹרָ֤יו gi.bo.Rav	H1368	powerful · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
princes	הַשָּׂרִים֙ ha.sa.Rim	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע vai.yish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
words	דְּבָרָ֔יו de.va.Rav	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sought	וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ vay.va.Kesh	H1245	to search out (by any method · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
death	הֲמִית֑וֹ ha.mi.To	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Urijah	אוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙ 'u.ri.Ya.hu	H223	Urijah · proper noun, a man's name
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע vai.yish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
afraid	וַיִּרָ֔א vai.yi.Ra'	H3372	to fear · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fled	וַיִּבְרַ֖ח vai.yiv.Rach	H1272	to bolt · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
went	וַיָּבֹ֥א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Matthew 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel,…
2 Chronicles 16:10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some…
Jeremiah 36:26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the sc…
Matthew 14:5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
1 Kings 19:1-3 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
Psalms 119:109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in…

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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 26:20

As the flight and capture of Urijah must have occupied some time, "the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim" (Jer 26:1) must not mean the very beginning, but the second or third year of his eleven years' reign. And . . . also--perhaps connected with Jer 26:24, as the comment of the writer, not the continuation of the speech of the elders: "And although also a man that prophesied . . . Urijah . . . (proving how great was the danger in which Jeremiah stood, and how wonderful the providence of God in preserving him), nevertheless the hand of Ahikam," &c. [GLASSIUS]. The context, however, implies rather that the words are the continuation of the previous speech of the elders. They adduce anothe…

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John Gill on Jeremiah 26:21

And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men,.... Either his courtiers, or his soldiers, or both: and all the princes, heard his words; the words of the Prophet Urijah; not with their own ears very probably, but from the report of others: the king sought to put him to death; as being a messenger of bad tidings, tending to dispirit his subjects, and allay the joy of his own mind upon his advancement to the throne: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt; which some understand as a piece of prudence in him; but rather it was the effect of pusillanimity and cowardice: it seems to show want of faith and confidence in the Lord; and the fear of man, which…

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…
Urijah — The lord is my light. (1.) A high priest in the time of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:10-16), at whose bidding he constructed an idolatrous altar like one the king had seen at Damascus, to be set up instead of…
Extradition · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Indictments · . — .
Urijah · .Fled to Egypt; taken; killed by Jehoiakim — .Fled to Egypt; taken; killed by Jehoiakim

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 26:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:20

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:21

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 26:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 26:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 26:20

John Gill on Jeremiah 26:21

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 26:20-23

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 26:20-23

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 26:17-19

Rashi on Jeremiah 26:20