Jeremiah 26:16

¹⁴ As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.

¹⁵ But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”

Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!”

¹⁷ Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people,

¹⁸ “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!”
KJV: Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.
WEB: Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: “This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.”
ASV: Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets: This man is not worthy of death; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God.
DARBY: And the princes and all the people said unto the priests and to the prophets, This man is not worthy to die; for he hath spoken to us in the name of Jehovah our God.
BLB: And the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets, “This man [is] not worthy of death, for in the name of YHWH our God he has spoken to us.

ÅB: Da sa høvdingene og alt folket til prestene og profetene: Denne mann er ikke skyldig til å dø; for i Herrens, vår Guds navn har han talt til oss.
OTB: Da sa embetsmennene og hele folket til prestene og profetene: "Denne mannen fortjener ikke en dødsdom, for han har talt til oss i navnet til Herren vår Gud."
B1930: Da sa høvdingene og alt folket til prestene og profetene: Denne mann er ikke skyldig til å dø; for i Herrens, vår Guds navn har han talt til oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 23:29
I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
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Acts 25:25
But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
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Acts 5:34–39
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
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Acts 23:9
A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
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Jeremiah 36:19
Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.”
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Luke 23:14–15
and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
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Jeremiah 26:11
Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears!”
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Acts 26:31–32
On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
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