Jeremiah 26:21

¹⁹ Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

²⁰ Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.

King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.

²² Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.

²³ They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him put to the sword and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.

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: King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.
KJV: And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
WEB: When Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.
ASV: and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty-men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt:
DARBY: and Jehoiakim the king, and all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death; but Urijah heard it, and he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt.
BLB: And the king Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. And Urijah heard and was afraid, and he fled and went in to Egypt.

ÅB: Og kong Jojakim og alle hans krigsmenn og alle høvdingene hørte hans ord, og kongen søkte å drepe ham; men Uria fikk høre det og ble redd, og han flyktet og kom til Egypt.
OTB: Da kong Jojakim og alle hans offiserer og embetsmenn hørte hans ord, søkte kongen å drepe ham. Men Uria hørte om det og flyktet i frykt til Egypt.
B1930: Og kong Jojakim og alle hans krigsmenn og alle høvdingene hørte hans ord, og kongen søkte å drepe ham; men Uria fikk høre det og blev redd, og han flyktet og kom til Egypten.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
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2 Chronicles 16:10
Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
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Jeremiah 36:26
Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
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Matthew 14:5
Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
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Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
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Matthew 16:25–26
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
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1 Kings 19:1–3
Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
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Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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