When Jeremiah faced death for his prophecy, some elders cited which earlier prophet?

Answer: Micah

The elders recalled that Micah the Moreshite foretold in Hezekiah's day that Zion would be plowed like a field, yet Hezekiah did not kill him.

““Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’”— Jeremiah 26:18 (BSB)