Jeremiah 26:11
What does Jeremiah 26:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 26:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then the priests and the prophets said to the rulers and to all the people, The right fate for this man is death; for he has said words against this town in your hearing.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the priests and the prophets speak unto the heads, and unto all the people, saying, `Judgment of death <FI>is<Fi> for this man, for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes, and to all the people, saying: The judgment of death is for this man: because he hath prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the priests and the prophets spoke unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die, for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
Context
v.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.
v.11This passage
v.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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 18:30
They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evil-doer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.
- Acts 24:4
But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.
- Acts 22:22
And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
- Acts 6:11
Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
- Matthew 26:66
what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death.
- Jeremiah 18:23
Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.
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