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.
The Lord sent me - a valid justification against any laws alleged against him.
To prophesy against this house and against - rather, concerning х 'el (H413)]. Jeremiah purposely avoids saying "against," which would needlessly irritate. They had used the same Hebrew word (Jeremiah 26:11), which ought to be translated concerning, though they meant it in the unfavourable sense. Jeremiah takes up their word in a better sense, implying that there is still room for repentance: that his prophecies aim at the real good of the city: for or concerning this house ... city. (Grotius).