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Jeremiah 26:16

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26:16Then the officials and all the people rendered their verdict to the priests and the prophets. They said,27 “This man should not be condemned to die.28 For he has spoken to us under the authority of the Lord our God.”29

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  1. 27 Heb “Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets …”
  2. 28 Contrast v. 11.
  3. 29 Heb “For in the name of the Lord our God he has spoken to us.” The emphasis is on “in the name of …” The priests and false prophets claimed that they were speaking in the Lord’s name (i.e., as his representatives and with his authority [see 1 Sam 25:9; 1 Kgs 21:8 and cf. the study note on ]) and felt that Jeremiah’s claims to be doing so were false (see v. 9). Jeremiah (and the Lord) charged that the opposite was the case (cf. 14:14–15; 23:21). The officials and the people, at least at this time, accepted his claims that the Lord had sent him (vv. 12, 15).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man should not be sentenced to death! He has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man doesn’t deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God!”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the officials and the people said to the priests and prophets, “This man does not deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “This man does not deserve a sentence of death, for in the name of Yahweh our God, he has spoken to us.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.