Urijah in Jeremiah 26:20

A prophet of Kirjath-jearim in the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (Jer. 26:20-23). He fled into Egypt from the cruelty of the king, but having been brought back he was beheaded and his body “cast into the graves of the common people.”

People and places

Recorded scripture occurrences (3)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JER 26:20

OET-RV JER 26:20

20 Now there was another man prophesying in Yahweh’s name of Yahweh: Uriyah (son of Shemayah from Kiryat-Yearim) who prophesied against this city and against this land with similar messages to Yirmiyah (Jeremiah).

OET-LV JER 26:20

20 And_also a _man he _was prophesying in/on_name _of YHWH ʼŪriy^yāh the _son _of Shəmaˊ^yāh from_Qiryat- yəˊārīm/(jearim) and_he _prophesied on the_city (the)_this and_on the_earth/land (the)_this like_all _of the _words/messages _of Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah).

Show passage in OET: JER 26:21

OET-RV JER 26:21

21 When King Yehoyakim and all his warriors and all the officials heard his words, the king wanted to put him to death. However when Uriyah heard about it, he became afraid, and he fled and went to Mitsrayim (Egypt).

OET-LV JER 26:21

21 And_ the_king Yəhōyāqīm/(Jehoiakim) and_all his _of_warriors and_all the_officials _he/it _listened DOM words/messages _of_his and_ the_king _he/it _sought to_put _him _to _death and_ ʼŪriy^yāh _he/it _listened and_he _was _afraid and_he _fled and_he _went Miʦrayim/(Egypt).

Show passage in OET: JER 26:23

OET-RV JER 26:23

23 They brought Uriyah back from Mitsrayim and took him to King Yehoyakim who ran him through with a sword and threw his corpse into the public graveyard.

OET-LV JER 26:23

23 And_they _brought _out DOM ʼŪriy^yāh from_Miʦrayim and_they_took _him to the_king Yəhōyāqīm and_he_struck _him _down with_sword and_he _threw DOM corpse _of_his to the _graves _of the _sons _of the _people.

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