A moment in scripture
Jeremiah 26:1
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In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying,
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The surrounding passage
- Jeremiah 26:2
Thus saith the Lord; Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
- Jeremiah 26:3
If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.