Jeremiah 26:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,”

Jeremiah 26:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 26:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 26:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then certain of the elders of the land rose up, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,”

Jeremiah 26:17 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 26:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, ”

Jeremiah 26:17 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 26:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And certain of the elders of the land rise up, and speak unto all the assembly of the people, saying,”

Jeremiah 26:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 26:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And there rose up certain of the elders of the land and spoke to all the congregation of the people, saying, ”

Jeremiah 26:17 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 26:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then rose vp certaine of the Elders of the lande, and spake to all the assemblie of the people, saying,”

Jeremiah 26:17 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 26:17 in Context — Jeremiah 26

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.

19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.

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What Does Jeremiah 26:17 Mean?

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