Verses 17-19
Some of the older men reminded those gathered that the prophet Micah had previously predicted a similar fate for Jerusalem, and King Hezekiah (715-686 B.C.) had not put him to death (cf. Micah 1:1; Micah 3:12). Hezekiah had prayed to the Lord and the Lord had relented (2 Kings 19:1; 2 Kings 19:15-19). They would be doing something wicked if they killed Jeremiah. This is the only direct citation of another prophet’s words in the prophetic literature of the Old Testament. [Note: Harrison, Jeremiah and . . ., p. 128.]
". . . while the people and the princes recognized Jeremiah’s divine authority, they apparently still refused to amend their ways and obey God’s voice, or this would have been the beginning of spiritual awakening in the nation, a change which Jeremiah longed to see." [Note: Jensen, p. 78.]
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