Jeremiah 36:21

Jeremiah 36:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
• New International Version (NIV)The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and Jehudi brought it from the room of Elishama the secretary and read it to the king and all the officials standing beside him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the secretary. And Jehudi read it to the king and all the officials who stood beside the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the king sent Jehudi to bring the scroll, and he took it from Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and in the hearing of all the princes who stood beside the king.

Context of Jeremiah 36:21

19The officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide. Don’t let anyone know where you are.” 20After they put the scroll in the side room of the scribe Elishama, they went to the king in the courtyard and told him everything. Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. He took the scroll from the side room of the scribe Elishama. Jehudi read it to the king and all the officials standing by the king. 22It was the ninth month, and the king was in his winter house sitting in front of the fire in the fireplace. 23As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the fire in the fireplace. He did this until the whole scroll was burned up.

Jeremiah 36:21 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־יְהוּדִ֗י לָקַ֙חַת֙ אֶת־הַמְּגִלָּ֔ה וַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָ מִלִּשְׁכַּ֖ת אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע הַסֹּפֵ֑ר וַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָ יְהוּדִי֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּבְאָזְנֵי֙ כָּל־הַשָּׂרִ֔ים הָעֹמְדִ֖ים מֵעַ֥ל הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• Jehudiיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JehudiH3065
• to fetchלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the rollמְגִלָּהmegillâh · scrollH4039
• it out of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָע'ĕlîyshâmâ‛ · ElishamaH476
• the scribe’sסֹפֵרsâphar · secretaryH5608
• chamberלִשְׁכָּהlishkâh · chamberH3957
• readקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
• it in the earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
• of all the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• which stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• besideעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:21

• Jeremiah 36:14Then all the officials sent Jehudi, who was the son of Nethaniah, the grandson of Shelemiah, and the great-grandson of Cushi, to Baruch. Jehudi said to Baruch, “Bring the scroll that you read publicly, and come with me.” Baruch, son of Neriah, took the scroll and went with him to see the officers.
• Jeremiah 36:15They said to Baruch, “Please sit down, and read it to us.” So Baruch read it to them.
• Jeremiah 23:28The prophet who has a dream should tell his dream. However, the person who has my word should honestly speak my word. What does grain have to do with straw?” asks the Lord.
• Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple, and speak to all the people who come from the cities of Judah to worship in the Lord’s temple. Tell them everything that I command you to tell them. Don’t leave out a single word.
• 2 Kings 22:10Then the scribe Shaphan told the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it to the king.
• 2 Chronicles 34:18Then the scribe Shaphan told the king, “The priest Hilkiah has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it to the king.
• Ezekiel 2:4I am sending you to these defiant and stubborn children. Tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says.’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 36:21

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-32Verses 20-32 Those who despise the word of God, will soon show, as this king did, that they hate it; and, like him, they would wish it destroyed. See what enmity there is against God in the carnal mind, and wonder at his patience. The princes showed some concern, till they saw how light the king made of it. Beware of making light of God's word!Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Jehudi was well educated and might have been a scribe. Only the elite learned to read and write.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. sent Jehudi--Note how unbelievers flee from God, and yet seek Him through some kind of involuntary impulse [Calvin]. Jehudi seems to have been the king's ready tool for evil.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 36:21

• Baruch
• Jehudi
• Jeremiah

In the dictionaries

• Baruch
• Elijah
• Jehudi
• Pronounce
• Baruch, Book of
• Bible, the
• Elishama
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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