Jeremiah 26:17

New Life Version

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

Parallel Translations

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

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,

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

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

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

New King James Version
Then certain of the elders of the land rose up and spoke 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,

World English Bible
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;

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.'

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,

Update Bible Version
Then certain 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,

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,

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

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

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

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

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, 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.

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,

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

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:

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

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

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

New American Standard Bible
Then some of the elders of the land rose up 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,

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

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

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

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

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ Then the leaders and all the people said to the religious leaders and men of God, "No, this man should not be put to death! For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God." ¹⁷ Then some of the leaders of the land stood up and said to all the people who had gathered, ¹⁸ "Micah of Moresheth spoke in God's name in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah. He said to all the people of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord of All has said: Zion will be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem will be destroyed. And trees will cover the mountain where the Lord's house is.' ¹⁹ Did King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and pray for the Lord's favor? And the Lord changed His mind about the trouble He had said would come to them. But we are about to bring a very bad thing on ourselves." ²⁰ There was another man who spoke in the name of the Lord. He was Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He spoke against this city and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah. ²¹ When King Jehoiakim and all his powerful men and all his leaders heard his words, the king wanted to put Uriah to death. But Uriah heard about it, and he was afraid and ran away to Egypt. ²² Then King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him to Egypt. ²³ And they took Uriah from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, who killed him with a sword. Then he threw his dead body where most people are buried. ²⁴ But Ahikam the son of Shaphan helped Jeremiah, so that he was not given 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.