Verse 1

Jeremiah 36:1

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1 Now it came about in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

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hebrew

וַֽ/יְהִי֙ בַּ/שָּׁנָ֣ה הָ/רְבִיעִ֔ת לִ/יהוֹיָקִ֥ים בֶּן יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה הָיָ֞ה הַ/דָּבָ֤ר הַ/זֶּה֙ אֶֽל יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מֵ/אֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה לֵ/אמֹֽר

English Translation

And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:

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Chapter 36 Context

1 Now it came about in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, that this word...

2 Take a book and put down in it all the words I have said to you against Israel and against Judah and... Focus ↗

3 It may be that the people of Judah, hearing of all the evil which it is my purpose to do to them, wi... Focus ↗

4 Then Jeremiah sent for Baruch, the son of Neriah; and Baruch took down from the mouth of Jeremiah al... Focus ↗

5 And Jeremiah gave orders to Baruch, saying, I am shut up, and am not able to go into the house of th... Focus ↗

6 So you are to go, reading there from the book, which you have taken down from my mouth, the words of... Focus ↗

7 It may be that their prayer for grace will go up to the Lord, and that every man will be turned from... Focus ↗

8 And Baruch, the son of Neriah, did as Jeremiah the prophet gave him orders to do, reading from the b... Focus ↗

9 Now it came about in the fifth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth mon... Focus ↗

10 Then Baruch gave a public reading of the words of Jeremiah from the book, in the house of the Lord,... Focus ↗

11 And Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, after hearing all the words of the Lord from t... Focus ↗

12 Went down to the king's house, to the scribe's room: and all the rulers were seated there, Elishama... Focus ↗

13 Then Micaiah gave them an account of all the words which had come to his ears when Baruch was readin... Focus ↗

14 So all the rulers sent Jehudi, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baru... Focus ↗

15 Then they said to him, Be seated now, and give us a reading from it. So Baruch did so, reading it to... Focus ↗

16 Now it came about that, after hearing all the words, they said to one another in fear, We will certa... Focus ↗

17 And questioning Baruch, they said, Say now, how did you put all these words down in writing from his... Focus ↗

18 Then Baruch, answering, said, He said all these things to me by word of mouth, and I put them down w... Focus ↗

19 Then the rulers said to Baruch, Go and put yourself in a safe place, you and Jeremiah, and let no ma... Focus ↗

20 Then they went into the open square to the king; but the book they put away in the room of Elishama... Focus ↗

21 So the king sent Jehudi to get the book, and he took it from the room of Elishama the scribe. And Je... Focus ↗

22 Now the king was seated in the winter house, and a fire was burning in the fireplace in front of him... Focus ↗

23 And it came about that whenever Jehudi, in his reading, had got through three or four divisions, the... Focus ↗

24 But they had no fear and gave no signs of grief, not the king or any of his servants, after hearing... Focus ↗

25 And Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made a strong request to the king not to let the book be b... Focus ↗

26 And the king gave orders to Jerahmeel, the king's son, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah... Focus ↗

27 Then after the book, in which Baruch had put down the words of Jeremiah, had been burned by the king... Focus ↗

28 Take another book and put down in it all the words which were in the first book, which Jehoiakim, ki... Focus ↗

29 And about Jehoiakim, king of Judah, you are to say, This is what the Lord has said: You have put thi... Focus ↗

30 For this reason the Lord has said of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, He will have no son to take his place... Focus ↗

31 And I will send punishment on him and on his seed and on his servants for their evil-doing; I will s... Focus ↗

32 Then Jeremiah took another book, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who put down i... Focus ↗

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Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 36 (32 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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