Jeremiah 26 in the early church
[Vulgate: Jeremias]
23 passages quote, allude to, or echo Jeremiah 26, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 11 · 12 · 16 · 17 · 20 · 24
Jeremiah 26:1
At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:1–3 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.36 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 26:1 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.45 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 26:2
“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.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:2 | The Conferences 17.25 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Jeremiah 26:3
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.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:3 (33:3 LXX) | Fragments on Genesis, column 67 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Jer 26:3 (33:3 LXX) | Homilies on Jeremiah 18.6 · Origen | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 240 |
| Jer 26:3 (33:3 LXX) | Preparation for the Gospel 6.11.46 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Jer 26:3 (33:3 LXX) | Preparation for the Gospel 6.11.47 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Jer 26:3 (33:3 LXX) | Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.9 · Anonymous | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| Jer 26:3 | Sermon 22.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Jer 26:3 | The Conferences 17.25 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Jeremiah 26:4
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,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:4–6 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.37 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 26:6
then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:6 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.39 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Jer 26:6 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.43 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 26:7
Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:7–9 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.38 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 26:8
and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:8 | Commentary on Romans 3:17 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
Jeremiah 26:9
How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:9–10 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.39 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
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!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:11 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.40 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 26:12
But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:12–15 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.41 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 26:16
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!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:16 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.42 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 26:17
Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:17–19 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.43 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 26:20
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.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:20 | Miscellanies 1.21.121 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Jer 26:20–24 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.44 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 26:24
Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 26:24 | Commentary on Romans 3:17 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |