Jeremiah 26:2

¹ At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:

“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.

³ Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds.

⁴ And you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘If you do not listen to Me and walk in My law, which I have set before you,

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.

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BSB: “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.
KJV: Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
WEB: “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.
ASV: Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah`s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah`s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word.
DARBY: Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them: diminish not a word.
BLB: “Thus says YHWH: Stand in the courtyard of the house of YHWH and speak over all the cities of Judah who are coming in to worship [at] the house of YHWH all the words that I command you to speak to them. You shall not restrain a word!

ÅB: Så sier Herren: Stå fram i forgården til Herrens hus og tal til alle Judas byer, som kommer for å tilbe i Herrens hus, alle de ord jeg har befalt deg å tale til dem! Ta ikke et ord fra!
OTB: "Dette sier Herren: Stå i forgården til Herrens hus og forkynn for alle byene i Juda som kommer for å tilbe i Herrens hus, alle de ordene jeg befaler deg å tale til dem. Ikke utelat et eneste ord.
B1930: Så sier Herren: Stå frem i forgården til Herrens hus og tal til alle Judas byer, som kommer for å tilbede i Herrens hus, alle de ord jeg har befalt dig å tale til dem! Ta ikke et ord fra!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 4:2
You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
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Acts 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
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Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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Jeremiah 1:17
Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
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Jeremiah 19:14
Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and proclaimed to all the people,
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Jeremiah 7:2
“Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.
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Acts 20:20
I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
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Acts 5:42
Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
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