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Jeremiah 36:18
18Baruch said, ‘Yes, he told me what I should write. Then I used ink to write the words on this scroll.’
Jeremiah 36:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.
- New International Version (NIV)“Yes,” Baruch replied, “he dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Baruch answered them, "He dictated all these words to me, while I wrote them with ink on the scroll."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Baruch answered them, “He proclaimed with his mouth all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink in the book.”
Context of Jeremiah 36:18
16They listened to the words that Baruch had written on the scroll. They looked at each other in fear. They said to Baruch, ‘We must certainly report this to the king. We must tell him about everything that you have read to us.’ 17They also asked Baruch, ‘Please tell us how you wrote all these words. Did Jeremiah himself tell you what to write?’ Baruch said, ‘Yes, he told me what I should write. Then I used ink to write the words on this scroll.’ 19The officers said to Baruch, ‘You and Jeremiah must go and hide yourselves. Do not tell anyone where you are.’ 20The officers put the scroll into the room of Elishama, the king's secretary, to keep it safe. Then they went to see the king. He was in the palace yard. They reported to him everything that they had heard.
Read all of Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 36:18 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ בָּר֔וּךְ מִפִּיו֙ יִקְרָ֣א אֵלַ֔י אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַאֲנִ֛י כֹּתֵ֥ב עַל־הַסֵּ֖פֶר בַּדְּיֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then Baruchבָּרוּךְbârûk · BaruchH1263
- answeredאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- them, He pronouncedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
- all these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- unto me with his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- and I wroteכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
- with inkדְּיוֹdeyô · inkH1773
- in the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:18
- Jeremiah 36:2‘Write down on a scroll all the messages that I have spoken to you. Since Josiah was king until now, I have given you messages about Israel, Judah and the other nations. Write them all on a scroll.
- Jeremiah 43:2Then Hoshaiah's son Azariah and Kareah's son Johanan and some other proud men said to Jeremiah, ‘You are speaking lies! The Lord our God has not sent you to say to us, “You must not go to Egypt to live there.”
- Proverbs 26:4If someone asks you a silly question, do not give him a silly answer. Be careful that you do not become as silly as he is.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 36:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18He pronounced - He used to say aloud, he dictated. Baruch‘s office was merely mechanical. He contributed nothing but hand, pen, and ink.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-19Verses 9-19 Shows of piety and devotion may be found even among those, who, though they keep up forms of godliness, are strangers and enemies to the power of it. The princes patiently attended the reading of the whole book. They were in great fear. But even those who are convinced to the truth and importance of what they hear, and are disposed to favour those who preach it, often have difficulties and reserves about their safety, interest, or preferment…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18The officials wanted to learn where the scroll came from and what its messages meant.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. his mouth--Baruch replies it was by the oral dictation of the prophet; Jr 36:2 accords with this view, rather than with the notion that Jeremiah repeated his prophecies from manuscripts. ink--his specification of the "ink" implies: I added nothing save the hand, pen, and ink.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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