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Jeremiah 26:16

“Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”

As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.

But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.

Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,

Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith 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.

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The verse itself does not explicitly state or imply the concept of agency representation. While the princes and people acknowledge Jeremiah spoke "in the name of the Lord," this could be interpreted as a simple statement of his prophetic role rather than a sophisticated legal or diplomatic concept of agency. The defense of Jeremiah is based on the *source* of his message, not necessarily on a nuanced understanding of how that message is delivered through an agent.

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Related Verses

Jeremiah 26:11

“Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.”

Jeremiah 26:8

“Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.”

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 26:17

“Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying,”

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.”

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