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Jeremiah 36:1 (show verse)
The Lord spoke to Jeremiah in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.
Jeremiah 36:2 (show verse)
"Get a scroll. Write on it everything I have told you to say about Israel, Judah, and all the other nations since I began to speak to you in the reign of Josiah until now.
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God's word » Divinely inspired
Holy spirit » Fruits of » Inspiring the word
Inspiration » Examples of » Of the bible
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, written by baruch
Prophets » Often committed their predictions to writing
Prophets » Predictions of » Written on rolls and read to the people
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Divinely inspired
Books » Made in a roll
God's word » Divinely inspired
Holy spirit » Fruits of » Inspiring the word
Inspiration » Examples of » Of the bible
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, written by baruch
Prophets » Often committed their predictions to writing
Prophets » Predictions of » Written on rolls and read to the people
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Divinely inspired
Jeremiah 36:3 (show verse)
Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the disaster I intend to bring on them, they will all stop doing the evil things they have been doing. If they do, I will forgive their sins and the wicked things they have done."
Jeremiah 36:4 (show verse)
So Jeremiah summoned Baruch son of Neriah. Then Jeremiah dictated to Baruch everything the Lord had told him to say and Baruch wrote it all down in a scroll.
Jeremiah 36:5 (show verse)
Then Jeremiah told Baruch, "I am no longer allowed to go into the Lord's temple.
Jeremiah 36:6 (show verse)
So you go there the next time all the people of Judah come in from their towns to fast in the Lord's temple. Read out loud where all of them can hear you what I told you the Lord said, which you wrote in the scroll.
Jeremiah 36:7 (show verse)
Perhaps then they will ask the Lord for mercy and will all stop doing the evil things they have been doing. For the Lord has threatened to bring great anger and wrath against these people."
Jeremiah 36:8 (show verse)
So Baruch son of Neriah did exactly what the prophet Jeremiah had told him to do. He read what the Lord had said from the scroll in the temple of the Lord.
Jeremiah 36:9 (show verse)
All the people living in Jerusalem and all the people who came into Jerusalem from the towns of Judah came to observe a fast before the Lord. The fast took place in the ninth month of the fifth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.
Jeremiah 36:10 (show verse)
At that time Baruch went into the temple of the Lord. He stood in the entrance of the room of Gemariah the son of Shaphan who had been the royal secretary. That room was in the upper court near the entrance of the New Gate. There, where all the people could hear him, he read from the scroll what Jeremiah had said.
Jeremiah 36:11 (show verse)
Micaiah, who was the son of Gemariah and the grandson of Shaphan, heard Baruch read from the scroll everything the Lord had said.
Jeremiah 36:12 (show verse)
He went down to the chamber of the royal secretary in the king's palace and found all the court officials in session there. Elishama the royal secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials were seated there.
Achbor » Father of elnathan
Baruch » An amanuensis (copyist) of jeremiah
Delaiah » A prince of judah
Elishama » A secretary to jehoiakim
Elnathan » Father of nehushta, the mother of king jehoiachin
Gemariah » Son of shaphan
Hananiah » Father of zedekiah
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Michaiah » Son of gemariah » Who expounds to the prophecies of jeremiah read by to the people
Scribe (scribes) » A writer and transcriber of the law
Shaphan » A scribe of king josiah » Father of gemariah
Shemaiah » Father of delaiah
Zedekiah » A prince of judah
Baruch » An amanuensis (copyist) of jeremiah
Delaiah » A prince of judah
Elishama » A secretary to jehoiakim
Elnathan » Father of nehushta, the mother of king jehoiachin
Gemariah » Son of shaphan
Hananiah » Father of zedekiah
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Michaiah » Son of gemariah » Who expounds to the prophecies of jeremiah read by to the people
Scribe (scribes) » A writer and transcriber of the law
Shaphan » A scribe of king josiah » Father of gemariah
Shemaiah » Father of delaiah
Zedekiah » A prince of judah
Jeremiah 36:13 (show verse)
Micaiah told them everything he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
Jeremiah 36:14 (show verse)
All the officials sent Jehudi, who was the son of Nethaniah and the grandson of Cushi, to Baruch. They ordered him to tell Baruch, "Come here and bring with you the scroll you read in the hearing of the people." So Baruch son of Neriah went to them, carrying the scroll in his hand.
Baruch » An amanuensis (copyist) of jeremiah
Cushi » Father of shelemiah
Jehudi » Jew » A jew, an official at jehoiakim's court who read jeremiah's scroll to the king
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Michaiah » Son of gemariah » Who expounds to the prophecies of jeremiah read by to the people
Nethaniah » Father of jehudi
Shelemiah » Son of cushi
Cushi » Father of shelemiah
Jehudi » Jew » A jew, an official at jehoiakim's court who read jeremiah's scroll to the king
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Michaiah » Son of gemariah » Who expounds to the prophecies of jeremiah read by to the people
Nethaniah » Father of jehudi
Shelemiah » Son of cushi
Jeremiah 36:15 (show verse)
They said to him, "Please sit down and read it to us." So Baruch sat down and read it to them.
Jeremiah 36:16 (show verse)
When they had heard it all, they expressed their alarm to one another. Then they said to Baruch, "We must certainly give the king a report about everything you have read!"
Jeremiah 36:17 (show verse)
Then they asked Baruch, "How did you come to write all these words? Do they actually come from Jeremiah's mouth?"
Jeremiah 36:18 (show verse)
Baruch answered, "Yes, they came from his own mouth. He dictated all these words to me and I wrote them down in ink on this scroll."
Jeremiah 36:19 (show verse)
Then the officials said to Baruch, "You and Jeremiah must go and hide. You must not let anyone know where you are."
Jeremiah 36:20 (show verse)
The officials put the scroll in the room of Elishama, the royal secretary, for safekeeping. Then they went to the court and reported everything to the king.
Jeremiah 36:21 (show verse)
The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. He went and got it from the room of Elishama, the royal secretary. Then he himself read it to the king and all the officials who were standing around him.
Jeremiah 36:22 (show verse)
Since it was the ninth month of the year, the king was sitting in his winter quarters. A fire was burning in the firepot in front of him.
Baruch » An amanuensis (copyist) of jeremiah
Brazier » A utensil used for warming houses
Chisleu » Ninth month in the israelitish calendar
Fire » In houses » Lighted in the winter
Impenitence » Instances of » Jehoiakim and his servants
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Month » Chisleu (december)
Winter » The jews frequently had special houses for
Winter » Summer and winter houses
Brazier » A utensil used for warming houses
Chisleu » Ninth month in the israelitish calendar
Fire » In houses » Lighted in the winter
Impenitence » Instances of » Jehoiakim and his servants
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Month » Chisleu (december)
Winter » The jews frequently had special houses for
Winter » Summer and winter houses
Jeremiah 36:23 (show verse)
As soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a penknife and throw them on the fire in the firepot. He kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire.
Baruch » An amanuensis (copyist) of jeremiah
Brazier » A utensil used for warming houses
Impenitence » Instances of » Jehoiakim and his servants
Jehudi » Jew » A jew, an official at jehoiakim's court who read jeremiah's scroll to the king
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Knife » Used for sharpening pens
Message despised » Of the word of God
Rejection » Of Christ » Of the word of God
Word » As weapon » Despised
Brazier » A utensil used for warming houses
Impenitence » Instances of » Jehoiakim and his servants
Jehudi » Jew » A jew, an official at jehoiakim's court who read jeremiah's scroll to the king
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Knife » Used for sharpening pens
Message despised » Of the word of God
Rejection » Of Christ » Of the word of God
Word » As weapon » Despised
Jeremiah 36:24 (show verse)
Neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read. Nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow.
Jeremiah 36:25 (show verse)
The king did not even listen to Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah, who had urged him not to burn the scroll.
Jeremiah 36:26 (show verse)
He also ordered Jerahmeel, who was one of the royal princes, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah. However, the Lord hid them.
Abdeel » Father of shelemiah
Azriel » Father of seriah
Baruch » An amanuensis (copyist) of jeremiah
Hammelech » Name of a man, or possibly only an appellation, meaning "the king,"
Jerahmeel » An officer of jehoiakim, king of judah
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Persecution » Instances of » Of jeremiah
Scribes » Acted as » Secretaries to prophets
Seraiah » Son of azriel » Commanded by king jehoiakim to seize the prophet jeremiah
Shelemiah » Son of abdeel, commanded to seize jeremiah
Azriel » Father of seriah
Baruch » An amanuensis (copyist) of jeremiah
Hammelech » Name of a man, or possibly only an appellation, meaning "the king,"
Jerahmeel » An officer of jehoiakim, king of judah
Jeremiah » The prophet » Prophecies of, destroyed by jehoiakim
Persecution » Instances of » Of jeremiah
Scribes » Acted as » Secretaries to prophets
Seraiah » Son of azriel » Commanded by king jehoiakim to seize the prophet jeremiah
Shelemiah » Son of abdeel, commanded to seize jeremiah
Jeremiah 36:27 (show verse)
The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after Jehoiakim had burned the scroll containing what Jeremiah had spoken and Baruch had written down.
Jeremiah 36:28 (show verse)
"Get another scroll and write on it everything that was written on the original scroll that King Jehoiakim of Judah burned.
Jeremiah 36:29 (show verse)
Tell King Jehoiakim of Judah, 'The Lord says, "You burned the scroll. You asked Jeremiah, 'How dare you write in this scroll that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land and wipe out all the people and animals on it?'"
Jeremiah 36:30 (show verse)
So the Lord says concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah, "None of his line will occupy the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to be exposed to scorching heat by day and frost by night.
Jeremiah 36:31 (show verse)
I will punish him and his descendants and the officials who serve him for the wicked things they have done. I will bring on them, the citizens of Jerusalem, and the people of Judah all the disaster that I threatened to do to them. I will punish them because I threatened them but they still paid no heed."'"
Jeremiah 36:32 (show verse)
Then Jeremiah got another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah. As Jeremiah dictated, Baruch wrote on this scroll everything that had been on the scroll that King Jehoiakim of Judah burned in the fire. They also added on this scroll several other messages of the same kind.