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Jeremiah 26:17

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26:17Then some of the elders of Judah30 stepped forward and spoke to all the people gathered there. They said,

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  1. 30 Heb “elders of the land.” The elders were important land-owning citizens, separate from the “heads” or leaders of the tribes, the officers and the judges. They were very influential in both the judicial, political, and religious proceedings of the cities and the state. (See, e.g., Josh 24:1; 2 Sam 19:11; 2 Kgs 23:1 for elders of Israel/Judah, and Deut 21:1–9; Ruth 4:1–2 for elders of the cities.)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Some of the elders of the land stepped forward and said to the entire assembly of people,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to all the assembled people,

NLTNew Living Translation

Then some of the wise old men stood and spoke to all the people assembled there.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then men from the elders of the land arose and said to all the assembly of the people, saying,

KJV 1900King James Version

Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,