NASB — Jeremiah 36 — KJV

Jeremiah’s Scroll Read in the Temple

1 In the afourth° year° of Jehoiakim° the son° of Josiah°, king° of Judah°, this° word° came° to Jeremiah° from the LORD°, saying°, 2 “Take° a Iascroll°° and write° on it all° the bwords° which° I have spoken° to you concerning° cIsrael° and concerning° Judah°, and concerning° all° the dnations°, from the eday° I [first] spoke° to you, from the days° of Josiah°, even to this° day°. 3 aPerhaps° the house° of Judah° will hear° all° the calamity° which° I plan° to bring° on them, in order° that every° man° will bturn° from his evil° way°; then I will cforgive° their iniquity° and their sin°.”

[1] a2K 24:1; 2Ch 36:5-7; Jr 25:1, 3; 45:1; 46:2; Dn 1:1
[2] ILit scroll of a book aEx 17:14; Is 8:1; Jr 36:6, 23, 28; Zc 5:1, 2 bJr 1:9, 10; 30:2; Hab 2:2 cJr 3:3-10; 23:13, 14; 32:30-32 dJr 1:5, 10; 25:9-29; chs 47-51 eJr 1:2, 3; 25:3
[3] aJr 26:3; 36:7; Ezk 12:3 bDt 30:2, 8; 1S 7:3; Is 55:7; Jr 18:8, 11; 35:15; Jna 3:8 cJna 3:10; Mk 4:12; Ac 3:19

4 ¶ Then Jeremiah° called° aBaruch° the son° of Neriah°, and Baruch° wrote° on a Ibscroll°° IIat the dictation° of Jeremiah° all° the words° of the LORD° which° He had spoken° to him. 5 Jeremiah° commanded° Baruch°, saying°, “I am Iarestricted°; I cannot°° go° into the house° of the LORD°. 6 So you go° and aread° from the scroll° which° you have bwritten° Iat my dictation° the words° of the LORD° IIto the people° in the LORDS° house° on a cfast° day°. And also° you shall read° them IIto all° [the people of] Judah° who come° from their cities°. 7 aPerhaps° their supplication° will Icome° before° the LORD°, and everyone° will turn° from his evil° way°, for bgreat° is the anger° and the wrath° that the LORD° has pronounced° against° this° people°.” 8 Baruch° the son° of Neriah° did° according to all° that Jeremiah° the prophet° commanded° him, areading° from the book° the words° of the LORD° in the LORDS° house°.

[4] ILit scroll of a book IILit from the mouth of aJr 32:12; 36:18; 43:3; 45:1 bJr 36:14; Ezk 2:9
[5] ILit shut up aJr 32:2; 33:1; 2Co 11:23
[6] ILit from my mouth IILit in the ears of, and so throughout this context aJr 36:8 bJr 36:4 cJr 36:9; Zc 8:19
[7] ILit fall a1K 8:33; 2Ch 33:12, 13; Jr 26:3; 36:3 bDt 28:15; 31:16, 17; 2K 22:13, 17; Jr 4:4; 21:5; Lm 4:11
[8] aJr 1:17; 36:6

9 ¶ Now in the afifth° year° of Jehoiakim° the son° of Josiah°, king° of Judah°, in the bninth° month°, all° the people° in Jerusalem° and all° the people° who ccame° from the cities° of Judah° to Jerusalem° proclaimed° a dfast° before° the LORD°. 10 Then Baruch° read° from the book° the words° of Jeremiah° in the house° of the LORD° in the achamber° of bGemariah° the son° of Shaphan° the cscribe°, in the upper° court°, at the dentry° of the New° Gate° of the LORDS° house°, to all° the people°.

[9] aJr 36:1 bJr 36:22 cJr 36:6 dJg 20:26; 1S 7:6; 2Ch 20:3; Es 4:16; Jol 1:14; 2:15; Jna 3:5
[10] aJr 35:4 bJr 36:11, 25 c2S 8:17; Jr 52:25 dJr 26:10

11 ¶ Now when aMicaiah° the son° of Gemariah°, the son° of Shaphan°, had heard° all° the words° of the LORD° from the book°, 12 he went° down° to the king’s° house°, into the scribe’s° chamber°. And behold°, all° the officials° were sitting° there°aElishama° the scribe°, and bDelaiah° the son° of Shemaiah°, and cElnathan° the son° of Achbor°, and Gemariah° the son° of Shaphan°, and Zedekiah° the son° of Hananiah°, and all° the [other] officials°. 13 Micaiah° adeclared° to them all° the words° that he had heard° when Baruch° read° from the book° to the people°. 14 Then all° the officials° sent° aJehudi° the son° of Nethaniah°, the son° of Shelemiah°, the son° of Cushi°, to Baruch°, saying°, “Take° in your hand° the scroll° from which° you have read° to the people° and come°.” So Baruch° the son° of Neriah° btook° the scroll° in his hand° and went° to them. 15 They said° to him, “Sit° down°, please°, and read° it to us.” So Baruch° aread° it to them. 16 When they had heard° all° the words°, they turned° in afear° one° to another° and said° to Baruch°, “We will surely° breport° all° these° words° to the king°.” 17 And they asked° Baruch°, saying°, “Tell° us, please°, ahow° did you write° all° these° words°? [Was it] Iat his dictation°?” 18 Then Baruch° said° to them, “He adictated°°° all° these° words° to me, and I wrote° them with ink° on the book°.” 19 Then the officials° said° to Baruch°, “Go°, ahide° yourself, you and Jeremiah°, and do not let anyone know° where° you are.”

[11] aJr 36:13
[12] aJr 36:20 bJr 36:25 cJr 26:22
[13] a2K 22:10
[14] aJr 36:21 bJr 36:2; Ezk 2:7-10
[15] aJr 36:21
[16] aJr 36:24; Ac 24:25 bJr 13:18; Am 7:10, 11
[17] ILit from his mouth, and so throughout this context aJn 9:10, 15, 26
[18] aJr 36:4
[19] a1K 17:3; 18:4, 10; Jr 26:20-24; 36:26

The Scroll Is Burned

20 ¶ So they went° to the aking° in the court°, but they had deposited° the scroll° in the chamber° of aElishama° the scribe°, and they reported°° all° the words° to the king°. 21 Then the king° sent° Jehudi° to get° the scroll°, and he took° it out of the chamber° of Elishama° the scribe°. And Jehudi° aread° it to the king° as well as to all° the officials° who stood° beside°° the king°. 22 Now the king° was sitting° in the awinter° house° in the bninth° month°, with [a fire] burning° in the brazier° before° him. 23 When Jehudi° had read° three° or four° columns°, [the king] cut° it with a scribe’s° knife° and athrew° [it] into the fire° that was in the brazier°, until° all° the scroll° was consumed° in the fire° that was in the brazier°. 24 Yet the king° and all° his servants° who heard° all° these° words° were anot afraid°, nor° did they brend° their garments°. 25 Even though° Elnathan° and Delaiah° and Gemariah° apleaded° with the king° not to burn° the scroll°, he would not listen° to them. 26 And the king° commanded° Jerahmeel° the king’s° son°, Seraiah° the son° of Azriel°, and Shelemiah° the son° of Abdeel° to aseize° Baruch° the scribe° and Jeremiah° the prophet°, but the bLORD° hid° them.

[20] aJr 36:12
[21] a2K 22:10; 2Ch 34:18; Ezk 2:4, 5
[22] aJg 3:20; Am 3:15 bJr 36:9
[23] a1K 22:8, 27; Pv 1:30; Is 5:18, 19; 28:14, 22; Jr 36:29
[24] aPs 36:1; 64:5; Jr 36:16 bGn 37:29, 34; 2S 1:11; 1K 21:27; 2K 19:1, 2; 22:11, 19; Is 36:22; 37:1; Jna 3:6
[25] aGn 37:22, 26, 27; Ac 5:34-39
[26] a1K 19:1-3, 10, 14; Mt 23:34, 37 bPs 91:1

The Scroll Is Replaced

27 ¶ Then the word° of the LORD° came° to Jeremiah° after° the king° had aburned° the scroll° and the words° which° bBaruch° had written° at the dictation° of Jeremiah°, saying°, 28aTake° again° another° scroll° and write° on it all° the former° words° that were bon the first° scroll° which° Jehoiakim° the king° of Judah° burned°. 29 And concerning° Jehoiakim° king° of Judah° you shall say°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°, “You have aburned° this° scroll°, saying°, ‘bWhy° have you written° on it Ithat the cking° of Babylon° will certainly° come° and destroy° this° land°, and will make man° and beast° to cease° from it?’” 30 Therefore° thus° says° the LORD° concerning° Jehoiakim° king° of Judah°, “He shall have° ano° one to sit° on the throne° of David°, and his bdead° body° shall be cast° out to the heat° of the day° and the frost° of the night°. 31 I will also apunish° him and his Idescendants° and his servants° for their iniquity°, and I will bbring° on them and the inhabitants° of Jerusalem° and the men° of Judah° all° the calamity° that I have declared° to them—but they did not listen°.”’”

[27] aJr 36:23 bJr 36:4, 18
[28] aZc 1:5, 6 bJr 36:4, 23
[29] ILit saying aDt 29:19; Jb 15:24, 25; Is 45:9 bIs 29:21; 30:10; Jr 26:9; 32:3 cJr 25:9-11
[30] a2K 24:12-15; Jr 22:30 bJr 22:19
[31] ILit seed aJr 23:34 bDt 28:15; Pv 29:1; Jr 19:15; 35:17

32 ¶ Then Jeremiah° took° another° scroll° and gave° it to Baruch° the son° of Neriah°, the scribe°, and he awrote° on it at the dictation° of Jeremiah° all° the words° of the book° which° Jehoiakim° king° of Judah° had burned° in the fire°; and many° Isimilar words° were added° to them.

[32] ILit like those aEx 4:15, 16; 34:1; Jr 36:4, 18, 23


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Jeremiah causeth Baruch to write his prophecy,

1 ¶ And it came to pass² in the fourthº yearº of Jehoiakimº the sonº of Josiahº kingº of Judah,º [that] this² wordº came² unto² Jeremiahº from²² the LORD,º saying,ºª 2 Takeºª thee a rollº of a book,º and writeºª therein²² all² the wordsº that² I have spokenºª unto² thee against² Israel,º and against² Judah,º and against² all² the nations,º from the dayº² I spakeºª unto² thee, from the daysº² of Josiah,º even unto² this² day.º 3 It may be that² the houseº of Judahº will hearºª² all² the evilº which² I² purposeºª to doºª unto them; that² they may returnºª every manº from his evilº way;º² that I may forgiveºª their iniquityº and their sin.º 4 Then Jeremiahº calledºª² Baruchº the sonº of Neriah:º and Baruchº wroteºª from the mouthº² of Jeremiahº² all² the wordsº of the LORD,º which² he had spokenºª unto² him, upon² a rollº of a book.º

[1] 2K 24:1; Jr 25:1; 35:1.
[2] Ex 17:14; Dt 31:24; 2K 17:18; Ezr 6:2; Jb 31:35; Ps 40:7; Is 8:1; 30:8; Jr 1:2, 5, 10; 2:4; 3:3; 23:13; 25:3, 9; 30:2; 32:30; 36:6, 23, 29; 45:1; 47:1; 51:60; Ezk 2:9; 3:1; Ho 8:12; Hab 2:2; Zc 5:1; Rv 5:1.
[3] Dt 5:29; 30:2, 8; 1S 7:3; 1K 8:48; 2Ch 6:38; Ne 1:9; Is 6:10; 55:6; Jr 18:8, 11; 23:14; 24:7; 26:3; 35:15; 36:7; Ezk 12:3; 18:23, 27; 33:7, 14; Jna 3:8; Zp 2:3; Mt 3:7; 13:15; Mk 4:12; Lk 3:7; 20:13; Ac 3:19; 26:18, 20; 28:27; 2Ti 2:25; 2P 3:9.
[4] Is 8:1; Jr 32:12; 36:17, 21, 23, 26, 28, 32; 43:3; 45:1; Ezk 2:9; Zc 5:1; Ro 16:22.

and publickly to read it.

5 And Jeremiahº commandedºª² Baruch,º saying,ºª I² [am] shut up;ºª I cannotºª² goºª into the houseº of the LORD:º 6 Therefore goºª thou,² and readºª in the roll,º which² thou hast writtenºª from my mouth,º²² the wordsº of the LORDº in the earsº of the peopleº in the LORD'Sº houseº upon the fastingº day:º and also² thou shalt readºª them in the earsº of all² Judahº that come² out¹ª of their cities.º² 7 It may be² they will presentºª their supplicationº beforeº the LORD,º and will returnºª every oneº from his evilº way:º² for² greatº [is] the angerº and the furyº that² the LORDº hath pronouncedºª against² this² people.º 8 And Baruchº the sonº of Neriahº didºª according to all² that² Jeremiahº the prophetº commandedºª him, readingºª in the bookº the wordsº of the LORDº in the LORD'Sº house.º 9 And it came to pass² in the fifthº yearº of Jehoiakimº the sonº of Josiahº kingº of Judah,º in the ninthº month,º [that] they proclaimedºª a fastº beforeº the LORDº to all² the peopleº in Jerusalem,º and to all² the peopleº that cameºª from the citiesº² of Judahº unto Jerusalem.º 10 Then readºª Baruchº in the bookº² the wordsº of Jeremiahº in the houseº of the LORD,º in the chamberº of Gemariahº the sonº of Shaphanº the scribe,ºª in the higherº court,º at the entryº of the newº gateº of the LORD'Sº house,º in the earsº of all² the people.º

[5] Jr 20:2; 32:2; 33:1; 37:15; 38:6, 28; 40:4; 2Co 11:23; Ep 3:1; 6:20; 2Ti 2:9; He 11:36.
[6] Lv 16:29; 23:27; Jr 7:2; 18:11; 19:14; 22:2; 26:2; 36:8, 9; Ezk 2:3; Ac 27:9.
[7] Dt 28:15; 29:18; 1K 8:33; 2K 22:13, 17; 2Ch 33:12; 34:21; Jr 1:3; 4:4; 16:10; 19:15; 21:5; 25:5; 36:3; Lm 4:11; Ezk 5:13; 8:18; 13:13; 20:33; 22:20; 24:8; Dn 9:13; Ho 5:15; 6:1; 14:1; Jna 3:8; Zc 1:4.
[8] Ne 8:3; Jr 1:17; 36:4; Mt 16:24; Lk 4:16; 1Co 16:10; Php 2:19.
[9] Lv 23:27; 2Ch 20:3; Ne 9:1; Es 4:16; Is 58:1; Jr 36:1, 6; Jol 1:13; 2:12; Jna 3:5; Zc 7:5; 8:19.
[10] 2S 8:17; 20:25; 2K 15:35; 18:37; Jr 26:10, 24; 29:3; 35:4; 36:6, 8, 11, 25; 52:25.

The princes, having intelligence thereof by Michaiah, send Jehudi to fetch the roll, and read it.

11 ¶ When Michaiahº the sonº of Gemariah,º the sonº of Shaphan,º had heardºª out of²² the bookº² all² the wordsº of the LORD,º 12 Then he went downºª into² the king'sº house,º into² the scribe'sºª chamber:º and, lo,² all² the princesº satºª there,² [even] Elishamaº the scribe,ºª and Delaiahº the sonº of Shemaiah,º and Elnathanº the sonº of Achbor,º and Gemariahº the sonº of Shaphan,º and Zedekiahº the sonº of Hananiah,º and all² the princes.º 13 Then Michaiahº declaredºª unto them² all² the wordsº that² he had heard,ºª when Baruchº readºª the bookº in the earsº of the people.º 14 Therefore all² the princesº sentºª² Jehudiº the sonº of Nethaniah,º the sonº of Shelemiah,º the sonº of Cushi,º unto² Baruch,º saying,ºª Takeºª in thine handº the rollº wherein² thou hast readºª in the earsº of the people,º and come.¹ª² So Baruchº the sonº of Neriahº tookºª² the rollº in his hand,º and cameºª unto² them. 15 And they saidºª unto² him, Sit downºª now,² and readºª it in our ears.º So Baruchº readºª [it] in their ears.º 16 Now it came to pass,² when they had heardºª² all² the words,º they were afraidºª bothº oneº and other,º and saidºª unto² Baruch,º We will surely¹ª tellºª the kingº of² all² these² words.º 17 And they askedºª Baruch,º saying,ºª Tellºª us now,² How² didst thou writeºª² all² these² wordsº at his mouth?º² 18 Then Baruchº answeredºª them, He pronouncedºª² all² these² wordsº unto² me with his mouth,º² and I² wroteºª [them] with inkº in² the book.º

[11] 2K 22:12; 25:22; 2Ch 34:20; Jr 36:10.
[12] 2K 22:3, 12, 14; 24:8; Jr 26:22; 28:1; 36:10, 20, 25; 41:1.
[13] 2K 22:10, 19; 2Ch 34:16, 24; Jna 3:6.
[14] 2K 25:23; Jr 36:2; 40:8; 41:1, 16, 18; Ezk 2:6; Zp 1:1; Mt 10:16, 28.
[15] Jr 36:21.
[16] Jr 13:18; 36:24; 38:1; Am 7:10; Ac 24:25.
[17] Jn 9:10, 15, 26.
[18] Pv 26:4; Jr 36:2, 4; 43:2.

They will Baruch to hide himself and Jeremiah.

19 Then saidºª the princesº unto² Baruch,º Go,¹ª² hideºª thee, thou² and Jeremiah;º and let no² manº knowºª whereº ye be.

[19] 1K 17:3; 18:4, 10; 2Ch 25:15; Pv 28:12; Jr 26:20; 36:26; Am 7:12; Lk 13:31; Ac 5:40; 23:16.

The king Jehoiakim, being certified thereof, heareth part of it, and burneth the roll.

20 ¶ And they went inºª to² the kingº into the court,º but they laid upºª the rollº in the chamberº of Elishamaº the scribe,ºª and toldºª² all² the wordsº in the earsº of the king.º 21 So the kingº sentºª² Jehudiº to fetchºª² the roll:º and he tookºª it out of Elishamaº the scribe'sºª chamber.º² And Jehudiº readºª it in the earsº of the king,º and in the earsº of all² the princesº which stoodºª besideº² the king.º 22 Now the kingº satºª in the winterhouseºº in the ninthº month:º and [there was a fire] on the hearthº burningºª beforeº him. 23 And it came to pass,² [that] when Jehudiº had readºª threeº or fourº leaves,º he cutºª it with the penknife,ººª and castºª [it] into² the fireº that² [was] on² the hearth,º until² all² the rollº was consumedºª in² the fireº that² [was] on² the hearth.º 24 Yet they were not² afraid,ºª nor² rentºª² their garments,º [neither] the king,º nor any² of his servantsº that heardºª² all² these² words.º 25 Nevertheless² Elnathanº and Delaiahº and Gemariahº had made intercessionºª to the kingº that he would not² burnºª² the roll:º but he would not² hearºª² them. 26 But the kingº commandedºª² Jerahmeelº the sonº of Hammelech,º and Seraiahº the sonº of Azriel,º and Shelemiahº the sonº of Abdeel,º to takeºª² Baruchº the scribeºª and Jeremiahº the prophet:º but the LORDº hidºª them.

[20] Jr 36:12, 21.
[21] 2K 22:10; 2Ch 34:18; Jr 23:28; 26:2; 36:14, 15; Ezk 2:4.
[22] Jr 3:20; 22:14; Am 3:15.
[23] Dt 29:19; 1K 22:8, 27; Ps 50:17; Pv 1:30; 5:12; 13:13; 19:21; 21:30; 29:1; Is 5:18; 28:14, 17; Jr 36:29; Rv 22:19.
[24] 1K 21:27; 2K 19:1; 22:11; 2Ch 34:19; Jb 15:4; Ps 36:1; 64:5; Is 26:11; 36:22; 37:1; Jr 5:3; 36:16; Jna 3:6; Mt 12:41; Ro 3:18.
[25] Gn 37:22, 26; Pv 21:29; Jr 13:15; 26:22; 36:12; Mt 27:4, 24; Ac 5:34.
[26] 1K 17:3, 9; 18:4, 10; 19:1, 10, 14; 2K 6:18; Ps 27:5; 32:7; 57:1; 64:2; 91:1; 121:8; Is 26:20; Jr 1:19; 2:30; 15:20; 26:21; 36:5, 19; Mt 23:34; 26:47; Jn 7:32; 8:20, 59; 11:57; Ac 12:11.

Jeremiah denounceth his judgment.

27 ¶ Then the wordº of the LORDº came² to² Jeremiah,º after¹ that² the kingº had burnedºª² the roll,º and the wordsº which² Baruchº wroteºª at the mouthº² of Jeremiah,º saying,ºª 28 Takeºª thee againºª anotherº roll,º and writeºª in² it² all² the formerº wordsº that² were² in² the firstº roll,º which² Jehoiakimº the kingº of Judahº hath burned.ºª 29 And thou shalt sayºª to² Jehoiakimº kingº of Judah,º Thus² saithºª the LORD;º Thou² hast burnedºª² this² roll,º saying,ºª Why² hast thou writtenºª therein,² saying,ºª The kingº of Babylonº shall certainly¹ª comeºª and destroyºª² this² land,º and shall cause to ceaseºª from² thence manº and beast?º 30 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORDº of² Jehoiakimº kingº of Judah;º He shall have² none² to sitºª upon² the throneº of David:º and his dead bodyº shall be² cast outºª in the dayº to the heat,º and in the nightº to the frost.º 31 And I will punishºª² him and his seedº and his servantsº for² their iniquity;º and I will bringºª upon² them, and upon² the inhabitantsºª of Jerusalem,º and upon² the menº of Judah,º² all² the evilº that² I have pronouncedºª against² them; but they hearkenedºª not.²

[27] Jr 36:23.
[28] Jb 23:13; Jr 28:13; 44:28; Zc 1:5; Mt 24:35; 2Ti 2:13.
[29] Dt 29:19; Jb 15:24; 40:8; Is 29:21; 30:10; 45:9; Jr 21:4, 10; 26:9; 28:8; 32:3, 28; 34:21; Ac 5:28, 39; 1Co 10:22.
[30] Gn 31:40; 2K 24:12; Jr 22:18, 30.
[31] Lv 26:14; Dt 28:15; Pv 29:1; Jr 11:8; 17:18; 19:15; 23:34; 29:17; 35:17; 44:4; Mt 23:37.

Baruch writeth a new copy.

32 ¶ Then tookºª Jeremiahº anotherº roll,º and gaveºª it to² Baruchº the scribe,ºª the sonº of Neriah;º who wroteºª therein² from the mouthº² of Jeremiahº² all² the wordsº of the bookº which² Jehoiakimº kingº of Judahº had burnedºª in the fire:º and there were addedºª besides² unto² them manyº likeº words.º

[32] Ex 4:15; Lv 26:18, 21, 24, 28; Jr 36:4, 18, 28; Dn 3:19; Ro 16:22; Rv 22:18.


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