Jeremiah 26:17-19

Jeremiah 26:17-19

[17] Then rose up  certain  of the elders  of the land,  and spake  to all the assembly  of the people,  saying,  [18] Micah  the Morasthite  prophesied  in the days  of Hezekiah  king  of Judah,  and spake  to all the people  of Judah,  saying,  the LORD  of hosts;  Zion  shall be plowed  like a field,  and Jerusalem  shall become heaps,  and the mountain  of the house  as the high places  of a forest.  [19] Did Hezekiah  king  of Judah  put him at all  did he not fear  the LORD,  and besought  the LORD,  repented  him of the evil  which he had pronounced  against them? Thus  might we procure  great  evil  against our souls. 

What does Jeremiah 26:17-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Some of the older men reminded those gathered that the prophet Micah had previously predicted a similar fate for Jerusalem, and King Hezekiah (715-686 B.C.) had not put him to death (cf. Micah 1:1; Micah 3:12). Hezekiah had prayed to the Lord and the Lord had relented ( 2 Kings 19:1; 2 Kings 19:15-19). They would be doing something wicked if they killed Jeremiah. This is the only direct citation of another prophet"s words in the prophetic literature of the Old Testament. [1]
". . . while the people and the princes recognized Jeremiah"s divine authority, they apparently still refused to amend their ways and obey God"s voice, or this would have been the beginning of spiritual awakening in the nation, a change which Jeremiah longed to see." [2]