Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 26:2

"Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah`s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah`s house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word." — Jeremiah 26:2 (ASV)

Stand in the court of the Lord’s house. —The occasion was probably one of the Feasts and drew worshippers from all parts of the kingdom. As in Jeremiah 7:1, the prophet had to stand in the crowded court of the Temple and utter his warning.

Some critics have supposed, indeed, that in Jeremiah 7–11 we have the full text of the discourse, while here there is only an epitome of the discourse itself and a narrative of the circumstances connected with it.

The command, diminish not a word, reminds us of Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; and Revelation 22:19. There was something in the message that the prophet felt himself called to deliver from which he would naturally have shrunk.