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Jeremiah 26:20
Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim prophesies against Jerusalem and Judah during the reign of King Jehoiakim, delivering the same judgment message that Jeremiah had previously proclaimed.
The words — The text identifies him as אִ֗ישׁ ('Ish, "a man") מִתְנַבֵּא (mit.na.Be', "prophesying") בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה (be./Shem Yah.weh, "in the name of Yahweh"). This phrasing establishes his claimed divine authority before the narrative records his flight to Egypt.
The thread — Kiriath-jearim appears as a location in Joshua 9:17, Joshua 15:60, and 1 Samuel 7:2, where the ark of the covenant remains for twenty years.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to note that identical prophecies can be delivered by different messengers, and that royal authority may respond to them with lethal force rather than repentance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 7:2 And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mournfully sought the LORD.
- Joshua 9:17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
- Joshua 15:60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.
- Joshua 18:14 On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
- 1 Samuel 6:21 So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”