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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 26:8-10

Jeremiah 26:8-10. The priests and prophets took him, &c. As a disturber of the government, and a discourager of the people from defending their country against the enemy, in prophesying that the temple and city of Jerusalem should become a desolation. When the princes of Judah heard these things That is, the king’s counsellors, or chief officers of the state, who were also members of the great court of the sanhedrim, first instituted Numbers 11:16, and revived by Jehoshaphat, 2... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 26:1-24

26:1-34:22 PROPHECIES OF EXILE AND RETURNThe dangerous life of a prophet (26:1-24)Again Jeremiah went to the temple, where he could preach to people who came from all over Judah to worship. He stood in the open court and urged the worshippers to give up their sinful ways and return to God (26:1-3). If they refused, the temple would be demolished, as the tabernacle had been at Shiloh several centuries earlier (4-6; see notes on 7:1-15; cf. also 19:14-20:6).Religious officials and ordinary... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 26:8

unto. One school of Massorites ( App-30 ) reads "concerning". Thou shalt surely die. This was in accordance with Deuteronomy 18:20 , as they would not believe that Jehovah could send such a message. A reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 2:17 ). App-92 . Jeremiah's danger was very real. Compare Jeremiah 26:20-24 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:8

"And it came to pass that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that Jehovah had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests, and the prophets, and all the people laid hold on him saying, Thou shalt surely die. Why hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant? And all the people were gathered unto Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah."The scene here is one of darkness and evil. The... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 26:8

8. priests—The captain (or prefect) of the temple had the power of apprehending offenders in the temple with the sanction of the priests. prophets—the false prophets. The charge against Jeremiah was that of uttering falsehood in Jehovah's name, an act punishable with death ( :-). His prophecy against the temple and city ( :-) might speciously be represented as contradicting God's own words (Psalms 132:14). Compare the similar charge against Stephen (Acts 6:13; Acts 6:14). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 26:7-8

When the priests, prophets, and people heard this message, they grabbed ahold of Jeremiah and threatened to put him to death. Jeremiah 26:8-16 contain the only complete trial account in the Old Testament. [Note: Ibid., p. 7.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:1-24

Jeremiah’s Fifteenth Prophecy (Early in the Reign of Jehoiakim)For Jeremiah 26:1-8 see intro. to Jeremiah 7-10. This chapter gives us a sketch of the difficulties and dangers under which Jeremiah had spoken the preceding prophecies.1-6. The prophet warns the people.6. Like Shiloh] see on Jeremiah 7:12. A curse] i.e. a subject of their cursing, as being contemptible.8. A prophet speaking without God’s command was to be put to death (Deuteronomy 18:20). This was the charge against Jeremiah, and... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 26:8

(8) Thou shalt surely die.—Better, as expressing the Hebrew emphasis of reduplication, Thou shalt die the death. The phrase is the same as in Genesis 2:17. The threat of the men of Anathoth (Jeremiah 11:21) is repeated by the priests and prophets of Jerusalem. They look on Jeremiah as one who has incurred the condemnation of Deuteronomy 18:20. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 26:1-24

CHAPTER IIA TRIAL FOR HERESYJeremiah 26:1-24; cf. Jeremiah 7:1-34; Jeremiah 8:1-22; Jeremiah 9:1-26; Jeremiah 10:1-25"When Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that Jehovah had commanded him to speak unto all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, Thou shalt surely die."- Jeremiah 26:8THE date of this incident is given, somewhat vaguely, as the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim. It was, therefore, earlier than B.C. 605, the point reached in... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Jeremiah 26:1-24

CHAPTER 26 Threatened with Death and His Deliverance 1. The temple like Shiloh, and Jerusalem to be a curse (Jeremiah 26:1-7 ) 2. Threatened with death (Jeremiah 26:8-11 ) 3. Jeremiah’s defense (Jeremiah 26:12-15 ) 4. History remembered and the prophet’s deliverance (Jeremiah 26:16-24 ) Jeremiah 26:1-7 . We are now taken back to the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim. (Compare with chapter 7.) The Lord still waits in patience for their repentance. With holy boldness the prophet stands... read more