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Jeremiah 26:21

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King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 21

As in the history of the Acts of the Apostles that of their preaching and that of their suffering are interwoven, so it is in the account we have of the prophet Jeremiah; witness this chapter, where we are told, I. How faithfully he preached (Jer 26:1-6). II. How spitefully he was persecuted for so doing by the priests and the prophets (Jer 26:7-11). III. How bravely he stood to his doctrine, in the face of his persecutors (Jer 26:12-15). IV. How wonderfully he was protected and delivered by the prudence of the princes and elders (Jer 26:16-19). Though Urijah, another prophet, was about the same time put to death by Jehoiakim (Jer 26:20-23), yet Jeremiah met with those that sheltered him (Jer 26:24).

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Strong's Concordancev. 21

יְהוֹיָקִים (Yᵉhôwyâqîym, H3079) — Jehojakim, a Jewish king מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king גִּבּוֹר (gibbôwr, H1368) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant שַׂר (sar, H8269) — a head person (of any rank or class) שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,… דָּבָר (dâbâr, H1697) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, H1245) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to… מוּת (mûwth, H4191) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill אוּרִיָּה (ʼÛwrîyâh, H223) — Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites יָרֵא (yârêʼ, H3372) — to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten בָּרַח (bârach, H1272) — to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim, H4714) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

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