Jeremiah 29:26 (YLT)

Passage

Jehovah hath made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for there being inspectors of the house of Jehovah, for every one mad and making himself a prophet, and thou hast put him unto the torture and unto the stocks.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:24 `And unto Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou dost speak, saying,

Jeremiah 29:25 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, saying, Because that thou hast sent in thy name letters unto all the people who <FI>are<Fi> in Jerusalem, and unto Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, and unto all the priests, saying,

Jeremiah 29:26 Jehovah hath made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for there being inspectors of the house of Jehovah, for every one mad and making himself a prophet, and thou hast put him unto the torture and unto the stocks.

Jeremiah 29:27 And now, why hast thou not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?

Jeremiah 29:28 Because that he hath sent unto us to Babylon, saying, It <FI>is<Fi> long, build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "hath", "thee", "priest", "instead", "jehoiada", and "inspectors". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Thus said Jehovah of Hosts God of..." into verse 27's "And now why hast thou not pushed...", so "jehovah" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.