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Jeremiah 29:26 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 29:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.”
Jeremiah 29:26 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 29:26
For every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet—the Hebrew מִשְׁתַּגֵּעַ (mishtage'a, 'acting insanely') recalls how David feigned madness (1 Samuel 21:13, same root). Shemaiah cynically equates prophetic inspiration with insanity, demanding Jeremiah be placed in prison, and in the stocks (מַהְפֶּכֶת, mahpekhet)—the same instrument used against Jeremiah in 20:2.In the stead of Jehoiada the priest invokes the faithful priest who preserved Joash (2 Kings 11-12), establishing a supposed precedent for priestly authority to suppress dangerous 'prophets.' But Shemaiah distorts history—Jehoia...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 29:26
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“the son of Immer the priest”
“Is all well? why came this mad fellow to you? He said to them”
“He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”
“and the man who is inspired to be insane”
“Festus said with a loud voice”
“or a dreamer of dreams”
“they went out to seize him: for they said”
“having received such a charge”
“Abraham”
“the captain of the temple”