Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Be assured, however, that if you put me to death, you will bring the guilt of innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and on those who live in it, for in truth the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.” New Living Translation But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the LORD sent me to speak every word you have heard.” English Standard Version Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the LORD sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.” Berean Standard Bible But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for truly the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.” New American Standard Bible Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city and its inhabitants; for truly the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words so that you hear them.” NASB 1995 “Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city and on its inhabitants; for truly the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.” NASB 1977 “Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city, and on its inhabitants; for truly the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.” Legacy Standard Bible Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and on its inhabitants; for truly Yahweh has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.” Amplified Bible But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and on its inhabitants, for in truth the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.” Christian Standard Bible But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its residents, for it is certain the LORD has sent me to speak all these things directly to you.” Holman Christian Standard Bible But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its residents, for it is certain the LORD has sent me to speak all these things directly to you.” American Standard Version Only know ye for certain that, if ye put me to death, ye will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; for of a truth Jehovah hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears. Contemporary English Version But if you put me to death, you and everyone else in Jerusalem will be guilty of murdering an innocent man, because everything I preached came from the LORD. English Revised Version Only know ye for certain that, if ye put me to death, ye shall 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation But know for certain that if you put me to death, you, this city, and the people living in it will be guilty of killing an innocent person. The LORD has certainly sent me to speak all these things to you." Good News Translation But be sure of this: if you kill me, you and the people of this city will be guilty of killing an innocent man, because it is the LORD who sent me to give you this warning." International Standard Version But know for certain that if you kill me, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and its residents because the LORD really did send me to you to say all these things for you to hear." NET Bible But you should take careful note of this: If you put me to death, you will bring on yourselves and this city and those who live in it the guilt of murdering an innocent man. For the LORD has sent me to speak all this where you can hear it. That is the truth!" New Heart English Bible Only know for certain that, if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city, and on its inhabitants; for of a truth the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears." Webster's Bible Translation But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye will surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its inhabitants: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleBut know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.” World English Bible Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for in truth Yahweh has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versiononly, certainly know that if you are putting me to death, you are surely putting innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city, and on its inhabitants; for YHWH has truly sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.” Young's Literal Translation Only, know ye certainly, that if ye are putting me to death, surely innocent blood ye are putting on yourselves, and on this city, and on its inhabitants; for truly hath Jehovah sent me unto you to speak in your ears all these words.' Smith's Literal Translation But knowing, ye shall know that if ye put me to death, that ye give innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city, and to her inhabitants: for in truth Jehovah sent me to you to speak in your ears all these words. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut know ye, and understand, that if you put me to death, you will shed innocent blood against your own selves, and against this city, and the inhabitants thereof. For in truth the Lord sent me to you, to speak all these words in your hearing. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, know and understand this: if you kill me, you will be bringing innocent blood against yourselves, and against this city and its inhabitants. For in truth, the Lord sent me to you, so as to speak all these words in your hearing.” New American Bible But you should certainly know that by putting me to death, you bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city and its inhabitants. For in truth it was the LORD who sent me to you, to speak all these words for you to hear.” New Revised Standard Version Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will be bringing innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the LORD sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut you must know for certain that if you put me to death, you shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and upon its inhabitants; for of a truth the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated However, know surely that if you kill me, it is innocent blood that you plot against yourselves and against this city and against its inhabitants, because in truth LORD JEHOVAH has sent me unto you that I would speak all these words in your ears!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Only know ye for certain that, if ye put me to death, ye will 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation But know for a certainty, that if ye slay me, ye bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon them that dwell in it; for in truth the Lord has sent me to you to speak in your ears all these words. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Plot to Murder Jeremiah…14As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right. 15But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.” Cross References Acts 7:52 Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Luke 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Matthew 21:35-39 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. / Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them. / Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said. ... Acts 5:28-30 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.” / But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men. / The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree. 2 Chronicles 24:20-22 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’” / But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD. / Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.” 1 Kings 18:4 for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.) Nehemiah 9:26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. Hebrews 11:36-38 Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated. / The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground. Matthew 23:34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. Acts 7:59-60 While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” / Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. 1 Thessalonians 2:15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. John 15:18-20 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Treasury of Scripture But know you for certain, that if you put me to death, you shall surely bring innocent blood on yourselves, and on this city, and on the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears. ye shall. Jeremiah 2:30,34 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion… Jeremiah 7:6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: Jeremiah 22:3,17 Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place… for of. Jeremiah 26:12 Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. Jump to Previous Blood City Death Ears Inhabitants Innocent Speak Surely Thereof Truth Words YourselvesJump to Next Blood City Death Ears Inhabitants Innocent Speak Surely Thereof Truth Words YourselvesJeremiah 26 1. Jeremiah by promises and threats exhorts to repentance.8. He is therefore apprehended, 10. and arraigned. 12. His apology. 16. He is quit in judgment, by the example of Micah, 20. and of Urijah, 24. and by the care of Ahikam. But know for certain Jeremiah begins with a strong assertion, emphasizing the certainty and seriousness of his message. This phrase underscores the prophet's confidence in his divine commission and the truth of his words, reflecting the biblical theme of prophetic authority. that if you put me to death you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves upon this city and upon its residents for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahA prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah, often facing opposition and persecution for his prophecies. 2. The People of Judah The audience of Jeremiah's prophecies, often resistant to his messages, which called for repentance and warned of impending judgment. 3. The Priests and Prophets Religious leaders who opposed Jeremiah, accusing him of blasphemy and seeking his death for prophesying against Jerusalem. 4. The City of Jerusalem The central place of worship and governance for the people of Judah, often the subject of Jeremiah's warnings due to its people's unfaithfulness. 5. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant God of Israel, who sent Jeremiah to deliver His messages of warning and hope. Teaching Points The Cost of Speaking TruthJeremiah's willingness to face death for delivering God's message challenges us to consider the cost of standing for truth in our own lives. The Consequences of Rejecting God's Word The warning of bringing innocent blood upon themselves serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of rejecting God's messages and messengers. God's Sovereignty in Sending Messengers Recognizing that God sends His prophets underscores His active role in guiding and correcting His people, encouraging us to be attentive to His voice today. The Importance of Repentance Jeremiah's message was ultimately a call to repentance, reminding us of the need to turn from sin and seek God's forgiveness. The Role of Courage in Faith Jeremiah's courage in the face of opposition inspires us to be bold in our faith, trusting in God's protection and purpose. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 26What are the seven things God hates? In Jeremiah 26:12-15, what proof exists that Jeremiah truly spoke God's words and not his own personal agenda? Jeremiah 22:13-17 accuses the king of social injustice. Does external historical or archaeological evidence exist to support or refute these specific abuses? What does Pascha mean?(15) But know ye for certain.--Literally, with the Hebrew emphasis of reduplication, Knowing, know ye. The appeal is addressed, it will be remembered, to the lay judges, the princes, and the people, not to the priests and prophets who accused him. He believes that they at least would shrink from shedding innocent blood. And he solemnly protests that he is innocent of any wilful attack upon what his countrymen revered. He has spoken, but it has been by a constraint above his own will. A "necessity has been laid upon him" (1Corinthians 9:16). Hebrew Butאַ֣ךְ ׀ (’aḵ) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely know יָדֹ֣עַ (yā·ḏō·a‘) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3045: To know for certain תֵּדְע֗וּ (tê·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you אַתֶּם֮ (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you put me to death, מְמִתִ֣ים (mə·mi·ṯîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill you אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you will bring נֹתְנִ֣ים (nō·ṯə·nîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set innocent נָקִ֗י (nā·qî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5355: Clean, free from, exempt blood דָ֣ם (ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed upon yourselves, עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against on וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to this הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city, הָעִ֥יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement and on וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to its residents; יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ (yō·šə·ḇe·hā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction truly בֶאֱמֶ֗ת (ḇe·’ĕ·meṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has sent שְׁלָחַ֤נִי (šə·lā·ḥa·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out me to speak לְדַבֵּר֙ (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every these הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those words הַדְּבָרִ֖ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause in your hearing.? בְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֔ם (bə·’ā·zə·nê·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine plural Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear Links Jeremiah 26:15 NIVJeremiah 26:15 NLT Jeremiah 26:15 ESV Jeremiah 26:15 NASB Jeremiah 26:15 KJV Jeremiah 26:15 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 26:15 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 26:15 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 26:15 French Bible Jeremiah 26:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 26:15 Only know for certain that if you (Jer.) |
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