Jeremiah 26:2–8

²“Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand in ^athe court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, ^ball the words that I command you to speak to them. ^cDo not diminish a word. ^3dPerhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way, that I may ^erelent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them because of the evil of their doings.’ ⁴And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^f“If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you, ⁵to heed the words of My servants the prophets ^gwhom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them (but you have not heeded), ⁶then I will make this house like ^hShiloh, and will make this city ⁱa curse to all the nations of the earth.” ’ ”

⁷So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. ⁸Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You will surely die!