Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 11:21

"Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand;" — Jeremiah 11:21 (ASV)

Thus saith the Lord. —The “men of Anathoth,” it would seem, had at first tried to stop the preaching of Jeremiah by threats, as Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, had tried to stop that of Amos (Amos 7:12–13). Failing in this, after the manner of the men of Nazareth in their attack on the Christ (Luke 4:28–29), and of the later Jews in their dealings with St. Paul, they conspired against his life (Acts 9:23, 29; Acts 14:19; Acts 23:12).