^26:10However, some of the officials¹⁵ of Judah heard about what was happening¹⁶ and they rushed up to the Lord’s temple from the royal palace. They set up court¹⁷ at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s temple.¹⁸^26:11Then the priests and the prophets made their charges before the officials and all the people. They said,¹⁹ “This man should be condemned to die²⁰ because he prophesied against this city. You have heard him do so²¹ with your own ears.”

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Footnotes

15 These officials of Judah were officials from the royal court. They may have included some of the officials mentioned in Jer 36:12–25. They would have been concerned about any possible “illegal” proceedings going on in the temple.
16 Heb “these things.”
17 Heb “they sat” or “they took their seats.” However, the context is one of judicial trial. The gateway or gate complex of an ancient Near Eastern city was often used for court assemblies (cf. Deut 21:19; 22:15; Ruth 4:1; Isa 29:21). Here the gate of the temple was used for the convening of a court to try Jeremiah for the charge of being a false prophet.
18 The translation follows many Hebrew and ancient versions in reading the word “house” (= temple) here. The majority of Hebrew do not have this word. It is, however, implicit in the construction “the New Gate of the Lord.” The location of the New Gate is uncertain. It is mentioned again in Jer 36:10 where it is connected with the upper (i.e., inner) court of the temple. Some equate it with the Upper Gate that Jotham rebuilt during his reign (2 Kgs 15:35; Jotham reigned from 750–735 b.c.). That gate, however, has already been referred to as the Upper Gate of Benjamin in Jer 20:2 (for more detail see the study note there) and would not likely have been called something different here.
19 Heb “the priests and prophets said to the leaders and the people.…” The long sentence has been broken up to conform better with contemporary English style and the situational context is reflected in “laid their charges.”
20 Heb “a sentence of death to this man.”
21 Heb “it.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the Lord. Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, “This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the officials of Judah heard about these things, they went up from the royal palace to the house of the Lord and took their places at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s house. Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man should be sentenced to death because he has prophesied against this city. You have heard it with your own ears!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the officials of Judah heard about these things, they went from the king’s palace to the Lord’s temple and sat at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s temple. Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man deserves the death sentence because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.”

NLTNew Living Translation

When the officials of Judah heard what was happening, they rushed over from the palace and sat down at the New Gate of the Temple to hold court. The priests and prophets presented their accusations to the officials and the people. “This man should die!” they said. “You have heard with your own ears what a traitor he is, for he has prophesied against this city.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the house of the king to the temple of Yahweh, and they sat in the entrance of the New Gate of Yahweh’s temple. Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, saying, “This man deserves the death sentence, because he has prophesied against this city as that which you have heard with your ears.”

KJV 1900King James Version

When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king’s house unto the house of the Lord, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the Lord’s house. 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 against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

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