Jeremiah 26:2

“This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all the cities of Judah who come to worship there. Do not omit a word.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — At the beginning of Jehoiakim’s reign, the LORD commands Jeremiah to stand in the temple courtyard and address visitors from Judah’s cities who gather for worship.

The words — עֲמֹד (‘a.Mod) = stand; וְ/דִבַּרְתָּ (ve./di.bar.Ta) = and you will speak.

The thread — The mandate to deliver a complete divine message without alteration runs through Deuteronomy 4:2, Matthew 28:20, and Acts 20:27.

Why it lands — The text requires unvarnished proclamation of every commanded word, trusting that faithful delivery alone may prompt repentance.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:2 You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Acts 20:27 For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
Jeremiah 1:17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
Jeremiah 19:14 Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the courtyard of the house of the LORD and proclaimed to all the people,
Jeremiah 7:2 “Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.
Acts 5:42 Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
Acts 20:20 I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
Deuteronomy 12:32 See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
2 Chronicles 24:20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”