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Jeremiah 29:26

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26‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of the priest Jehoiada to be the chief officers in the temple of the Lord, responsible for every madmant who acts like a prophet. You must confine him in the stocksu and an iron collar.

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Cross references

  1. s2Ch 31:13; Jr 20:1
  2. t2Kg 9:11; Hs 9:7
  3. u2Ch 16:10; Jr 20:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

‘The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to have charge in the house of the Lord over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and neck irons.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the Lord; you should put any maniac who acts like a prophet into the stocks and neck-irons.

NLTNew Living Translation

“The Lord has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as the priest in charge of the house of the Lord. You are responsible to put into stocks and neck irons any crazy man who claims to be a prophet.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Yahweh made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there are overseers in the house of Yahweh over any mad man who exhibits the behavior of a prophet, and you must put him into the stocks and into the neck iron,

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.