“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.”
The demand that Jeremiah be put to death shows the intensity of opposition and the desire to silence the prophet permanently. The public demand for execution suggests that Jeremiah's message is perceived as dangerous to existing religious and political order. The immediacy of the demand shows no patience for discussion or consideration. The verse shows that opposition to false prophecy can threaten the prophet's life.
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