וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִזִּקְנֵ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֶל־כָּל־קְהַ֥ל הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃
Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying:
Read midrashic interpretation of Jeremiah 26:17: and classical rabbinic exegesis.