Jeremiah 26:17

Complete Jewish Bible

At this point some of the leaders of the land stood up and addressed all the people assembled:

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then rose vp certaine of the Elders of the lande, and spake to all the assemblie of the people, saying,

Christian Standard Bible®
Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to all the assembled people,

Hebrew Names Version
Then rose up certain of the Zakenim of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Darby Translation
And there rose up certain of the elders of the land and spoke to all the congregation of the people, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people.

Amplified Bible
Then some of the elders of the land stood up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

American Standard Version
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people,

Contemporary English Version
Then some of the leaders from other towns stepped forward. They told the crowd that

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Then rose vp certaine of the Elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying;

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Call ye the name of Pharao Nechao king of Egypt, Saon esbeie moed.

English Revised Version
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Lexham English Bible
Then men from the elders of the land arose and said to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Literal Translation
Then some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

New Century Version
Then some of the elders of Judah stood up and said to all the people,

New English Translation
Then some of the elders of Judah stepped forward and spoke to all the people gathered there. They said,

New King James Version
Then certain of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying:

New Living Translation
Then some of the wise old men stood and spoke to all the people assembled there.

New Life Bible
Then some of the leaders of the land stood up and said to all the people who had gathered,

New Revised Standard
And some of the elders of the land arose and said to all the assembled people,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then rose up men from among the elders of the land, and spake unto all the convocation of the people saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And some of the ancients of the land rose up: and they spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying:

George Lamsa Translation
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Good News Translation
After that, some of the elders stood up and said to the people who had gathered,

New American Standard Bible
Then some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then arose certain of the elders of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The elders also of the lande stoode vp, and sayde thus vnto all the people.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor men of the eldere men of the lond rysiden vp, and seiden to al the cumpanye of the puple,

Young's Literal Translation
And certain of the elders of the land rise up, and speak unto all the assembly of the people, saying,

World English Bible
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Revised Standard Version
And certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people, saying,

Update Bible Version
Then certain of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then some of the responsible men of the land got up and said to all the meeting of the people,

King James Version
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The Elders also of the londe stode vp, & sayde thus vnto all the people:

THE MESSAGE
Then some of the respected leaders stood up and addressed the crowd: "In the reign of Hezekiah king of Judah, Micah of Moresheth preached to the people of Judah this sermon: This is God -of-the-Angel-Armies' Message for you: "‘Because of people like you, Zion will be turned back into farmland, Jerusalem end up as a pile of rubble, and instead of the Temple on the mountain, a few scraggly scrub pines.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ The officials and all the people then said to the cohanim and prophets, "This man does not deserve a death sentence, because he has spoken to us in the name of Adonai our God." ¹⁷ At this point some of the leaders of the land stood up and addressed all the people assembled: ¹⁸ "Back in the time of Hizkiyahu king of Y'hudah, Mikhah from Moreshet was a prophet. He told all the people of Y'hudah, ‘ Adonai -Tzva'ot says, "Tziyon will be plowed under like a field, Yerushalayim will become heaps of ruins, and the mountain of the house like a forested height."' ¹⁹ "Did Hizkiyahu king of Y'hudah and all Y'hudah put him to death? Not at all. Rather, he feared Adonai , and prayed for Adonai 's favor; and Adonai relented from the disaster he had pronounced against them. So [if we put Yirmeyahu to death,] we might bring great disaster on ourselves." ²⁰ On the other hand, there was also a man who prophesied in the name of Adonai , Uriyahu the son of Sh'ma‘yahu from Kiryat-Ye‘arim, who prophesied against this city and against this land exactly what Yirmeyahu is saying. ²¹ When Y'hoyakim the king, with all his military men and other officials, heard what he was saying, the king wanted to have him killed. On hearing of this, Uriyahu became frightened, fled and went to Egypt. ²² Y'hoyakim the king sent men to Egypt — Elnatan the son of ‘Akhbor and some others. ²³ They brought Uriyahu back from Egypt and took him to Y'hoyakim the king, who put him to the sword and threw his corpse into the burial-ground of the common people. ²⁴ But in this situation concerning Yirmeyahu, Achikam the son of Shafan used his influence to help him, so that he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Then rose: Micah 1:1, Acts 5:34

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 19:1 - the ancients of the people Jeremiah 26:10 - the princes

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then rose up certain of the elders of the land,.... The same with the princes; some of the court, who rose up as advocates for the prophet:

and spake to all the assembly of the people: to justify the vote of the court, and to confirm the people in a good opinion of it, by giving them examples and instances of the like kind:

saying; as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The elders of the land - The heads and spokesmen of the congregation, who added their approval after the princes who represented the king had given their decision.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 26:17. Certain of the elders — This is really a fine defense, and the argument was perfectly conclusive. Some think that it was Ahikam who undertook the prophet's defence.