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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Jeremiah 26:8 - 26:8
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priests - The captain (or prefect) of the temple had the power of apprehending offenders in the temple with the sanction of the priests.
prophets - the false prophets. The charge against Jeremiah was that of uttering falsehood in Jehovah’s name, an act punishable with death (Deu 18:20). His prophecy against the temple and city (Jer 26:11) might speciously be represented as contradicting God’s own words (Psa 132:14). Compare the similar charge against Stephen (Act 6:13, Act 6:14).