Jeremiah 26:23

“And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.”

"And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people." - Jeremiah 26:23
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What does Jeremiah 26:23 mean?

Jeremiah 26:23 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people." This verse comes in the context of a larger…

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Jeremiah 26:23 - "And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people." respectful, symbolic bible verse art
Jeremiah 23:26 - "How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;"
"How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;" - Jeremiah 23:26
Jeremiah 23:25-26 - "I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart."
Jeremiah 32:26 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 33:23 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 26:7 - "So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 23:23 - "Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?"
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Jeremiah 26:24 - "Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death."
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 32:26
1 Chronicles 26:23 - "Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:"
Leviticus 23:26 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
"Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 33:23
2 Samuel 23:26 - "Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,"
Genesis 26:23 - "And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba."
Jeremiah 36:26 - "But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them."
Leviticus 26:23 - "And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;"
Jeremiah 25:23 - "Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,"
Jeremiah 26:20 - "And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:"
Jeremiah 5:23 - "But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone."
Jeremiah 31:26 - "Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me."
Jeremiah 26:12 - "¶ Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard."
Acts 23:26 - "Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting."
Exodus 26:23 - "And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides."
Proverbs 26:23 - "Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross."