Jeremiah 26:16

The officials and people reverse their verdict, declaring Jeremiah not worthy of death because he spoke in God's name. The truth of his commission wins his acquittal.

Cross-references · 16

• Acts 23:29Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
• Acts 25:25But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
• Acts 23:9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
• Acts 5:34–39Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
• Jer 36:25Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
• Jer 36:19Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.
• Luke 23:14–15Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
• Matt 27:23–24And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
• Acts 26:31–32And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
• Luke 23:47Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
• Matt 27:54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
• Luke 23:41And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
• Prov 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Jer 38:7–13Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
• Esth 4:14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
• Jer 26:11Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

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