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          DASV: Jeremiah 26    

1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, this word came from the LORD, saying,
2 "This is what the LORD says: 'Stand in the court of the LORD's
house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, that come to worship
in the LORD's house, all the words that I command you to speak
to them. Do not miss a single word.
3 It may be they will listen, and each one turn from his evil
way; then I may change my mind about the disaster that I
planned to do to them because of the evil they have been doing.'
4 You will say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: If you
will not listen to me, to walk in my law, that I have set
before you,
5 to pay attention to the words of my servants the prophets,
whom I have repeatedly sent to you--but you have not listened
to them--
6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this
city to be used by all the nations of the earth as a curse.'"

7 Then the priests, prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah
speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
8 When Jeremiah finished speaking all that the LORD had
commanded him to all the people, the priests, prophets
then all the people seized him, saying, "You should surely
die.
9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying,
     'This house will be like Shiloh,
     and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant'?"
So all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the
house of the LORD.
10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came
up from the king's house to the house of the LORD; and
they sat in the entry of the New Gate of the LORD's house.

11 Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the officials
and to all the people, saying, "This man deserves to die!
For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard
with your own ears."
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and to all
the people, saying, "The LORD sent me to prophesy against
this house and against this city all the words that you
have heard.
13 Now therefore improve your ways and actions, and obey
the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will change
his mind about the disaster that he has pronounced against
you.
14 But as for me, I am in your hand; do with me what seems
good and right in your eyes.
15 Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you
will bring innocent blood on yourselves, this city, and on
its inhabitants; for, in fact, the LORD has sent me to you
to speak all these words in your ears."

16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests
and prophets: "This man does not deserve to die, for he
has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."

17 Then there arose some of the elders of the land, and
spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18 "Micah the Morashtite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah
king of Judah. He spoke to all the people of Judah, saying,
      'This is what the LORD of hosts says:
           Zion will be plowed like a field,
          Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
          and the Temple Mount like a hill overgrown with brush.'
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to
death? Did he not fear the LORD, and entreat the favor
of the LORD, and the LORD changed his mind about the
disaster that he had announced against them? So should
we commit this great harm against ourselves."

20 Now there was also a man who prophesied in the name
of the LORD, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim.
He prophesied against this city and against this land
using the same words that Jeremiah has used.
21 When King Jehoiakim with all his mighty warriors, and
all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to
put him to death. But when Uriah heard it, he was afraid,
fled, and went to Egypt.
22 King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt, namely, Elnathan
the son of Achbor, and some men with him to Egypt.
23 They brought back Uriah out of Egypt, and presented
him to King Jehoiakim, who killed him with the sword,
and threw his corpse into the burial place of the common
people.
24 But Ahikam the son of Shaphan helped Jeremiah, so
that they would not give him into the hand of the
people in order to put him to death.

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