Jeremiah 26:17

Contemporary English Version

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

Parallel Translations

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,

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

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,

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

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

Legacy Standard Bible
Then some of the elders of the land rose up and spoke 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,

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

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.

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,

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,

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

American Standard Version
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake 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,

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;

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

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,

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

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 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:

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,

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,

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ The judges and the other people told the priests and prophets, "Since Jeremiah only told us what the Lord our God had said, we don't think he deserves to die." ¹⁷ Then some of the leaders from other towns stepped forward. They told the crowd that ¹⁸ years ago when Hezekiah was king of Judah, a prophet named Micah from the town of Moresheth had said: "I, the Lord All-Powerful, say Jerusalem will be plowed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands." ¹⁹ Then the leaders continued: No one put Micah to death for saying that. Instead, King Hezekiah prayed to the Lord with fear and trembling and asked him to have mercy. Then the Lord decided not to destroy Jerusalem, even though he had already said he would. People of Judah, if Jeremiah is killed, we will bring a terrible disaster on ourselves. ²⁰After these leaders finished speaking, an important man named Ahikam son of Shaphan spoke up for me as well. And so, I wasn't handed over to the crowd to be killed. While Jehoiakim was still king of Judah, a man named Uriah son of Shemaiah left his hometown of Kiriath-Jearim and came to Jerusalem. Uriah was one of the Lord 's prophets, and he was saying the same things about Judah and Jerusalem that I had been saying. And when Jehoiakim and his officials and military officers heard what Uriah said, they tried to arrest him, but he escaped to Egypt. So Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Achbor and some other men after Uriah, and they brought him back. Then Jehoiakim had Uriah killed and his body dumped in a common burial pit.

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.