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Jeremiah 26:23 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" They fetched Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. "
Jeremiah 26:23
Verse in Context
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21 When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.
22 Then Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him into Egypt.
23 They fetched Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
24 But the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they didn’t give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
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Jeremiah 26:1
"In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:"
Jeremiah 26:2
"“The LORD says: ‘Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Don’t omit a word."
Jeremiah 26:3
"It may be they will listen, and every man turn from his evil way, that I may relent from the evil which I intend to do to them because of the evil of their doings.’”"
Jeremiah 26:4
"You shall tell them, “The LORD says: ‘If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law which I have set before you,"
Jeremiah 26:5
"to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you, even rising up early and sending them—but you have not listened—"
Jeremiah 26:6
"then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.’”"
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