And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
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- WEB and they fetched Uriah out of Egypt, and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
- BSB 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.
- NKJV And they brought Urijah from Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
- NASB And they brought Uriah from Egypt and led him to King Jehoiakim, who killed him with a sword and threw his dead body into the burial place of the common people.
- NLT They took him prisoner and brought him back to King Jehoiakim. The king then killed Uriah with a sword and had him buried in an unmarked grave.
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Quick answer
Uriah was brought back and executed by the king, his body dishonored in a common grave. A faithful prophet was martyred for the same message Jeremiah preached.
Overview
Uriah's death by the sword and contemptuous burial reveal Jehoiakim's hardened cruelty toward God's word. The account heightens the stakes of Jeremiah's own trial and magnifies the grace that spared him. It also testifies that faithfulness to God may cost everything in this world. Uriah joins the company of slain prophets whose blood testifies against a guilty generation (Matthew 23:35), pointing forward to the greater Prophet who was also killed outside the camp.
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- Jer 2:30In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
- Rev 11:7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
- Jer 36:30Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
- 1 Th 2:15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
- Jer 26:15But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
- Acts 12:1–3Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
- Matt 23:34–35Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
- Ezek 19:6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
- Jer 22:19He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
- Matt 14:10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
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