BibleWord.ai› Bible› Jeremiah› Chapter 26› Verse 7

Jeremiah 26:7

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 26:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 26:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,
5to hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I send unto you, even rising up early and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
6then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
7And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of Jehovah.
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].
← Jeremiah 26:6Jeremiah 26:8 →
← Full Chapter 26 Jeremiah Overview

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, etc.] As it was in the temple, in one of the courts of it, that Jeremiah was, and said the above things, it is no wonder to hear of the “priests”, since they were there about their work and service; the “prophets” were the false prophets, as the Septuagint and Arabic versions expressly call them; and “all the people” were all the males out of the several cities of Judah, who were come up to the temple on the account of the feast; (see <242602>Jeremiah 26:2); now these heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord; in the temple; in the court of Israel; they heard him out, and did not interrupt him while he was speaking; and…”
Read attributed excerpt →
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“26:7-9 The crowd at the Temple wanted to kill Jeremiah for blasphemy because he had spoken against the Temple. This charge carried the death penalty (Lev 24:16). The prophet’s opponents argued that the Lord’s holy Temple could not possibly be destroyed. The priests and prophets had accepted the pagan idea that temples were indestructible because deities dwelt within them.”
Read attributed excerpt →
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jer 5:31, Jer 23:11-15; Eze 22:25, Eze 22:26; Mic 3:11; Zep 3:4; Mat 21:15; Act 4:1-6, Act 5:17 Jeremiah 26:8”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read Jeremiah 26 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification