Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 26:10
When the nobles and other civil magistrates heard of the tumult, occasioned by Jeremiah’s unpleasing prophecy, they came from the king’s court, where the nobles and great officers in nations usually are, to the temple; and sat down at the entry of the new gate in the Lord’s house. Some think it was called the new gate because repaired by Jotham, 2 Kings 15:35; 2 Chronicles 27:3. Some say it was the eastern, others that it was the western gate. It was certainly the place where their sanhedrim,... read more
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 26:1-24
Jeremiah 26. Destruction of the Temple Foretold: Jeremiah’ s Peril (608 B.C.).— Jeremiah is told to proclaim in the Temple ( cf. Jeremiah 19:14; probably at some festival) a perilous message (“ keep not back a word” , Jeremiah 26:2), in the hope that it may produce a change ( Jeremiah 18:8). Unless the people obey Yahweh, He will destroy the Temple, like that of Shiloh ( Jeremiah 7:14) and make the city (an example of) a curse ( Jeremiah 29:22). The priests and prophets declare that Jeremiah... read more