Jeremiah 26:9 meaning and explanation

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.

Jeremiah 26:9, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the words of the priests, prophets and people who seized Jeremiah in the temple courtyard. Jeremiah had just announced, at the LORD's command, that the temple would become like Shiloh, the ruined former sanctuary, and that Jerusalem would be left desolate.

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