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Jeremiah 26:11

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 26:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
Jeremiah 26:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8And it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that Jehovah had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.
9Why hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant? And all the people were gathered unto Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.
10And when the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king`s house unto the house of Jehovah; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of Jehovah`s [house].
11Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
12Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, Jehovah sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
13Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
14But as for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as is good and right in your eyes.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes, and to all the people, etc.] The priests and the prophets they were the accusers; the princes were the court before whom the cause was brought; and the people were the hearers of it; though it does not seem as if they were a sort of jury, or had any vote in determining; though they sometimes had in instigating a court, and the judges of it, to take on the side of the question they were for: saying, this man [is] worthy to die; or, “the judgment of death [is] to this man”f537; he is guilty of a capital crime, and judgment ought to be given against him, and he condemned to die: for he hath prophesied against this city; the city of…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This man is worthy to die - literally, A sentence of death is to this man, i. e., is his desert. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The priests - "In the corrupt state of all kingdoms, the ecclesiastical officers always were the greatest enemies to the faithful ministers of God." They speak to the members of the court who are called princes, and to the people who were in the court. Jeremiah 26:18”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“saying: Deu 18:20; Mat 26:66; Luk 23:1-5; Joh 18:30, Joh 19:7; Act 22:22, Act 24:4-9; Act 25:2-13 This man is worthy to die: Heb. The judgment of death is for this man for he: Jer 38:4; Act 6:11-14 Jeremiah 26:12”
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