Jeremiah 26:8-16 Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people… "The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house." In this apology of the prophet thus answering for himself with a heroic spirit, five noble virtues, fit for a martyr, are by an expositor observed. 1. His prudence in alleging his Divine mission. 2. His charity in exhorting his enemies to repent. 3. His humility in saying, "Behold I am in your hand." 4. His magnanimity and freedom of speech in telling them that God would revenge his death. 5. His spiritual security and fearlessness of death in so good a cause and with so good a conscience. (John Trapp.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. |
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