Jeremiah 26:16 meaning and explanation

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!”

Jeremiah 26:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah had preached in the temple courtyard that God would make the temple like Shiloh and the city a curse, so the priests and prophets seized him and demanded his death. The officials of Judah heard the case at the New Gate, and the people joined their verdict.

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