1 THUS saith the LORD, Go and
get a apotter's earthen bottle, and take of
the bancients of the people, and of the ancients of
the priestsa;
2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of
aHinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and
proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
3 And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of
Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of
Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever
heareth, his ears shall atingle.
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1a the ancients of the people, and of the
ancients of the priests This being the 'elders' of the people,
the great Sanhedrin princes of the people and the 'elders' of the priests or
the rulers of the priests including the Chief High Priest, ruler of the
great Sanhedrin, means that Jeremiah gathers out the ruling princes of Judah
to witness his message before the eastern gate in the valley of Hinnom just
below the entrance to the temple there. This by the way is that same
perspective Jesus would have from the mount of olives looking across the
Hinnon valley to the east gate of the temple when he would think how often
he would have gathered Israel if they would be gathered, but they would not.
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