Jeremiah 26:2 - Exposition

Jeremiah is to take his stand in the court of the Lord's house ; i.e. the outer court, where the people assembled (comp. Jeremiah 19:14 ), and preach unto all the cities of Judah ; i.e. to the pilgrims who had come from the provincial towns (comp. Jeremiah 11:12 ). His discourse is not to be an eloquent appeal to the feelings, but a strict and peremptory announcement; he is to diminish (or, subtract ) not a word (comp. Deuteronomy 4:2 ; Deuteronomy 12:32 ; Revelation 22:19 ).