Jeremias 26:21

21 e quando o rei Jeoiaquim, e todos os seus valentes, e todos os príncipes, ouviram as palavras dele, procurou o rei matá-lo; mas quando Urias o ouviu, temeu, e fugiu, e foi para o Egito;

Jeremias 26:21 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 26:21

And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men
Either his courtiers, or his soldiers, or both: and all the princes, heard his words;
the words of the Prophet Urijah; not with their own ears very probably, but from the report of others: the king sought to put him to death;
as being a messenger of bad tidings, tending to dispirit his subjects, and allay the joy of his own mind upon his advancement to the throne: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into
Egypt;
which some understand as a piece of prudence in him; but rather it was the effect of pusillanimity and cowardice: it seems to show want of faith and confidence in the Lord; and the fear of man, which brings a snare; and besides, it was no piece of prudence to go to Egypt, whatever it was to flee; since there was such an alliance between the kings of Egypt and Judah; and the latter, though dependent on the former, yet the king of Egypt would easily gratify him in delivering up a subject of his, and a person of such a character.

Jeremias 26:21 In-Context

19 Mataram-no, porventura, Ezequias, rei de Judá, e todo o Judá? Antes não temeu este ao Senhor, e não implorou o favor do Senhor? e não se arrependeu o Senhor do mal que falara contra eles? Mas nós estamos fazendo um grande mal contra as nossas almas.

20 Também houve outro homem que profetizava em nome do Senhor: Urias, filho de Semaías, de Quiriate-Jearim, o qual profetizou contra esta cidade, e contra esta terra, conforme todas as palavras de Jeremias;

21 e quando o rei Jeoiaquim, e todos os seus valentes, e todos os príncipes, ouviram as palavras dele, procurou o rei matá-lo; mas quando Urias o ouviu, temeu, e fugiu, e foi para o Egito;

22 mas o rei Jeoiaquim enviou ao Egito certos homens; Elnatã, filho de Acbor, e outros com ele,

23 os quais tiraram a Urias do Egito, e o trouxeram ao rei Jeoiaquim, que o matou � espada, e lançou o seu cadáver nas sepulturas da plebe.