Jeremiah 26:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;”
Jeremiah 26:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 26:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 26:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.”
Jeremiah 26:21 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 26:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt. ”
Jeremiah 26:21 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 26:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king Jehoiakim, and all his mighty ones, and all the heads, hear his words, and the king seeketh to put him to death, and Urijah heareth, and feareth, and fleeth, and goeth in to Egypt.”
Jeremiah 26:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 26:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and Jehoiakim the king, and all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death; but Urijah heard it, and he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt. ”
Jeremiah 26:21 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 26:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe when Iehoiakim the King with all his men of power, and all the princes heard his wordes, the King sought to slay him. But when Vriiah heard it, he was afraide and fled, and went into Egypt.”
Jeremiah 26:21 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 26:21 in Context — Jeremiah 26
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.
20 And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath–jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:
21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
23 And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
What Does Jeremiah 26:21 Mean?
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