Jeremiah 26:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
Jeremiah 26:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 26:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 26:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: “This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God.””
Jeremiah 26:16 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 26:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God.”
Jeremiah 26:16 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 26:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the heads and all the people say unto the priests and unto the prophets, `There is not for this man a judgment of death, for in the name of Jehovah our God he hath spoken unto us.'”
Jeremiah 26:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 26:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the princes and all the people said unto the priests and to the prophets, This man is not worthy to die; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah ourGod. ”
Jeremiah 26:16 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 26:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then saide the princes and all the people vnto the Priestes, and to the prophets, This man is not worthie to die: for he hath spoken vnto vs in the Name of the Lord our God.”
Jeremiah 26:16 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 26:16 in Context — Jeremiah 26
14 As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.
15 But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
16 Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.
17 Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,
18 Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
What Does Jeremiah 26:16 Mean?
Jeremiah 26:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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