Jeremiah 36

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 36 of 52

¹ And it was in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this Word was to Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

² Take to yourself a roll of a book and write in it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah even to this day.

³ Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I plan to do to them, that they may each man turn from his evil way, and I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.

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Chapter Summary

Jeremiah causes Baruch to write his prophecy, and publicly to read it. The rulers send Jehudi to bring the roll. King Jehoiakim, hears part of it, and burns the roll.

Key Hebrew Words

רֵעֵ֑ friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a

צ֑וֹם fasting H6685 · TWOT 1890a

בִּגְדֵי treachery H899 · TWOT 198a

אַחֶ֑רֶת another H312 · TWOT 68a

יְהוּדָ֑ה Judah H3063 · TWOT 850c

People & Context

Baruch Writes and Reads the Scroll

Jeremiah dictates God's prophecies to Baruch, who writes them on a scroll and reads them in the temple on a fasting day. The rulers hear the words and…

Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll

As the scroll is read to King Jehoiakim, he cuts it with a scribe's knife and burns it in a winter fire-pot. He orders the arrest of Jeremiah and Baru…

Jeremiah Rewrites the Scroll

God commands Jeremiah to rewrite the scroll. He dictates all the former words to Baruch and adds many more, prophesying that Jehoiakim's dead body wil…

Timeline

Baruch Writes and Reads the Scroll

Jeremiah dictates God's prophecies to Baruch, who writes them on a scroll and reads them in the temple on a fasting day. The rulers hear the words and fearfully take the scroll to the king.

Jeremiah 36:1-19

Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll

As the scroll is read to King Jehoiakim, he cuts it with a scribe's knife and burns it in a winter fire-pot. He orders the arrest of Jeremiah and Baruch, but God hides them.

Jeremiah 36:20-26

Jeremiah Rewrites the Scroll

God commands Jeremiah to rewrite the scroll. He dictates all the former words to Baruch and adds many more, prophesying that Jehoiakim's dead body will be cast out to the heat and frost.

Jeremiah 36:27-32

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