Jeremiah 26:17

Easy-to-Read Version

Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people.

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,

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:

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

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 Then the rulers and all the people spoke. They said to the priests and the prophets, "Jeremiah must not be killed. What he told us comes from the Lord our God." ¹⁷ Then some of the elders stood up and spoke to all the people. ¹⁸ They said, "Micah the prophet was from the city of Moresheth. He was a prophet during the time that Hezekiah was king of Judah. Micah said this to all the people of Judah: ‘This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: Zion will be destroyed. It will become a plowed field. Jerusalem will become a pile of rocks. Temple Mount will be an empty hill overgrown with bushes.' ¹⁹ "King Hezekiah of Judah and the people of Judah did not kill Micah. You know that Hezekiah respected the Lord and wanted to please him. So the Lord changed his mind and didn't do the bad things to Judah that he said he would do. If we hurt Jeremiah, we will bring many troubles on ourselves. And those troubles will be our own fault." ²⁰ In the past there was another man who spoke the Lord 's message. His name was Uriah son of Shemaiah from the city of Kiriath Jearim. Uriah said the same things against this city and this land that Jeremiah did. ²¹ King Jehoiakim, his army officers, and the leaders of Judah heard Uriah and became angry. King Jehoiakim wanted to kill Uriah, but Uriah heard about it. Uriah was afraid, so he escaped to the land of Egypt. ²² But King Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Acbor and some other men to Egypt. ²³ They brought Uriah from Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim. Jehoiakim ordered Uriah to be killed with a sword. Uriah's body was thrown into the burial place where the poor are buried. ²⁴ There was an important man named Ahikam son of Shaphan who supported Jeremiah. He kept Jeremiah from being killed by the priests and prophets.

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.