Jeremiah Spared from Death

Jeremiah 26

16 o Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, p "This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God." 17 q And certain of r the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying,

18 "Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah: 'Thus says the Lord of hosts,
s "'Zion shall be plowed as a field;
Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins,
and the mountain of the house a wooded height.'

19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? t Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord, u and did not the Lord relent of the disaster that he had pronounced against them? v But we are about to bring great disaster upon ourselves."

20 There was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from w Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah. 21 And when x King Jehoiakim, with all his warriors and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah heard of it, he was afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt. 22 Then x King Jehoiakim sent to Egypt certain men, y Elnathan the son of z Achbor and others with him, 23 and they took Uriah from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, a who struck him down with the sword and dumped his dead body into the burial place of the common people.

24 But the hand of b Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah so that he was not given over to the people to be put to death.

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 26:8
    And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, "You shall die!
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 26:11
    Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, "This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.
  3. Cross References
    Acts 5:34
    But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 19:1
    Thus says the Lord, "Go, buy a potter's earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests.
  5. Cross References
    Micah 3:12
    Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.
  6. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 32:26
    But Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 32:14
    And the Lord relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people.
    2 Samuel 24:16
    And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was working destruction among the people, "It is enough; now stay your hand." And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
    1 Kings 13:6
    And the king said to the man of God, "Entreat now the favor of the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me." And the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king's hand was restored to him and became as it was before.
  8. Cross References
    Acts 5:39
    But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!" So they took his advice.
  9. Cross References
    Joshua 9:17
    And the people of Israel set out and reached their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
    1 Samuel 6:21
    So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down and take it up to you.
    1 Samuel 7:1 - 2
    And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the Lord.
    1 Chronicles 13:5 - 6
    So David assembled all Israel from the Nile of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 26:1
    In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord :
    Jeremiah 27:1
    In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 26:21
    And when King Jehoiakim, with all his warriors and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah heard of it, he was afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt.
  12. Cross References
    Jeremiah 36:12
    He went down to the king's house, into the secretary's chamber, and all the officials were sitting there: Elishama the secretary, Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gemariah the son of Shaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the officials.
    Jeremiah 36:25
    Even when Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.
  13. Cross References
    2 Kings 22:12
    And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying.
    2 Kings 22:14
    So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter), and they talked with her.
  14. Cross References
    Jeremiah 22:17
    But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence.
    Nehemiah 9:26
    Nevertheless, they were disobedient and rebelled against you and cast your law behind their back and killed your prophets, who had warned them in order to turn them back to you, and they committed great blasphemies.
    Matthew 21:35
    And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
    Matthew 23:37
    O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
  15. Cross References
    2 Kings 22:12
    And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying.
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