New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 36

Jeremiah’s Scroll Read in the Temple

1In thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֥יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697cameH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Takeקַח־kach-H3947ascrollמְגִלַּת־ סֵפֶר֒me.gi.lat- se.FerH4039 H5612and writeוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789on it allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֞יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have spokenדִּבַּ֧רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you concerningH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and allכָּל־kol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471, from thedayמִיּ֞וֹםmi.YomH3117I firstspokeדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to you, from the daysמִימֵ֣יmi.MeiH3117of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֔הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,even to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3Perhapsאוּלַ֤י'u.LaiH194the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will listenיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I planחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803to carryH6213outH6213against them, soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616everyH376personH376willturnיָשׁ֗וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725from his evilH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870; then I willforgiveוְסָלַחְתִּ֥יve.sa.lach.TiH5545their wrongdoingלַעֲוֹנָ֖םla.'a.vo.NamH5771and their sinוּלְחַטָּאתָֽם׃ סu.le.cha.ta.TamH2403.”

4Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵֽרִיָּ֑הne.ri.YahH5374,and Baruchבָּר֜וּךְba.RukhH1263wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789on ascrollמְגִלַּת־ סֵֽפֶר׃me.gi.lat- Se.ferH4039 H5612at the dictationמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to him.

5Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414then commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “I amrestrictedעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113;I cannotלֹ֣א אוּכַ֔לlo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6So you goוּבָאתָ֣u.va.TaH935andreadוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121from the scrollבַמְּגִלָּ֣הva.me.gi.LahH4039,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you havewrittenכָּתַֽבְתָּ־ka.tav.ta-H3789at my dictationמִפִּי֩mi.PiH6310,the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068to the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971at the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004on a dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117offastingצ֑וֹםTzomH6685.And you shall alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571readתִּקְרָאֵֽם׃tik.ra.'EmH7121themto allכָל־khol-H3605the people ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063who comeהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935from their citiesמֵעָרֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.rei.HemH5892.

7Perhapsאוּלַ֞י'u.LaiH194their pleadingתְּחִנָּתָם֙te.chi.na.TamH8467willcomeתִּפֹּ֤לti.PolH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376will turnוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from his evilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870; forgreatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419is the angerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and the wrathוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔הve.Ha.che.MahH2534that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.”

8So Baruchבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵ֣רִיָּ֔הne.ri.YahH5374actedוַיַּ֗עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213in accordance with allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him,readingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121from the bookבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in the Lord’sיְהֹוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

9Now in thefifthהַ֠חֲמִשִׁיתHa.cha.mi.shitH2549yearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֨יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֤הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, in theninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֔יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971whocameהַבָּאִ֛יםha.ba.'ImH935from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063to Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389proclaimedקָרְא֨וּka.re.'UH7121afastצ֜וֹםTzomH6685beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068.

10Then Baruchבָר֥וּךְva.RukhH1263readוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971from the bookבַּסֵּ֛פֶרba.Se.ferH5612the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in thechamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֡תbe.lish.KatH3957ofGemariahגְּמַרְיָהוּ֩ge.mar.ya.HuH1587the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227thescribeH5613,in the upperהָעֶלְי֗וֹןha.'el.YonH5945courtyardבֶּחָצֵ֣רbe.cha.TzerH2691, at theentryפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the Newהֶֽחָדָ֔שׁhe.cha.DashH2319Gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of the Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004.

11Now whenMicaiahמִכָ֨יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Gemariahגְּמַרְיָ֧הוּge.mar.Ya.huH1587,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,had heardוַ֠יִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from the bookהַסֵּֽפֶר׃ha.Se.ferH5612,

12he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,into the scribe’sH5613chamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957.And beholdוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009,allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269were sittingיֽוֹשְׁבִ֑יםyo.she.VimH3427thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033--Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeH5613,Delaiahוּדְלָיָ֣הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806the sonבֶן־ve.noSh-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּShe.ma'.ya.huH8098,Elnathanוְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןve.'el.na.TanH494the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֜וֹרakh.BorH5907,Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּu.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,Zedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the otherofficialsהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

13And Micaiahמִכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321declaredוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046to them allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that he had heardשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085when Baruchבָר֛וּךְva.RukhH1263readבִּקְרֹ֥אbik.Ro'H7121from the bookבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612to the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

14Then allכָל־khol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֡יye.hu.DiH3065the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהוּNe.tan.ya.huH5418, who wasthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Cushiכּוּשִׁי֮ku.ShiH3570,to Baruchבָּר֗וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Takeקָחֶ֥נָּהka.Che.nahH3947in your handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֗הha.me.gi.LahH4039from whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you have readקָרָ֤אתָka.Ra.taH7121to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and comeוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980.”So Baruchבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּ֤הוּne.ri.Ya.huH5374tookוַ֠יִּקַּחVai.yi.kachH3947the scrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them.

15And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Sitשֵׁ֣בshevH3427downH3427,pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994,and readוּקְרָאֶ֖נָּהu.ke.ra.'E.nahH7121it to us.” So Baruchבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1263readוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121it to them.

16When they had heardכְּשָׁמְעָם֙ke.sha.me.'AmH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they turnedH6342inH6342fearH6342oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453.And they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263, “We will certainlyהַגֵּ֤ידha.GeidH5046reportנַגִּיד֙na.GidH5046allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.”

17Then they askedשָׁאֲל֖וּsha.'a.LuH7592Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046us, pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994,howאֵ֗יךְ'EikhH349did you writeכָּתַ֛בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697? Was itat Jeremiah’s dictationמִפִּֽיו׃mi.PivH6310?”

18And Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Hedictatedמִפִּיו֙ יִקְרָ֣אmi.Piv yik.Ra'H4480 H6310 H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to me, and I wroteכֹּתֵ֥בko.TevH3789them with inkבַּדְּיֽוֹ׃ פba.de.YoH1773on the bookהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.”

19Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,hideהִסָּתֵ֖רhi.sa.TerH5641yourself, you and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414,and do not let anyone knowיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375you are.”

The Scroll Is Burned

20So they cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428in the courtyardחָצֵ֔רָהcha.Tze.rahH2691,but they had depositedהִפְקִ֔דוּhif.Ki.duH6485the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039in the chamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֖תbe.lish.KatH3957ofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeH5613;and they reportedוַיַּגִּ֙ידוּ֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣יvai.ya.Gi.du be.'a.ze.NeiH5046 H241allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִֽים׃ha.de.va.RimH1697to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

21Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065to getלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039,and he tookוַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָvai.Yi.ka.Che.haH3947it out of the chamberמִלִּשְׁכַּ֖תmi.lish.KatH3957of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeH5613.And Jehudiיְהוּדִי֙ye.hu.DiH3065readוַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121it to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428as well as to allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269who were standingהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besideמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH4480 H5921the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Now the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in thewinterהַחֹ֔רֶףha.Cho.refH2779houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, with a fireburningמְבֹעָֽרֶת׃me.vo.'A.retH1197in the brazierהָאָ֖חha.'AchH254beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

23And when Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065had readכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969or fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702columnsדְּלָתוֹת֮de.la.tOtH1817, the kingcutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yik.ra.'E.haH7167it with a scribe’sH5613knifeבְּתַ֣עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593andthrewוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itinto the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was in the brazierהָאָ֑חha.'AchH254,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605of the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039was consumedתֹּם֙tomH8552in the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was in the brazierהָאָֽח׃ha.'AchH254.

24Yet the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650who heardהַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםha.Sho.me.'ImH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697didnot trembleH6342inH6342fearH6342,norH3808did theytearקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167their garmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םbig.dei.HemH899.

25Even thoughוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494,Delaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806,and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587urgedהִפְגִּ֣עוּhif.Gi.'uH6293the kingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428not to burnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֑הha.me.gi.LahH4039,he would not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to them.

26And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵ֨לye.rach.me.'ElH3396the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הוּse.ra.Ya.huH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azrielעַזְרִיאֵ֗ל'az.ri.'ElH5837,and Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙she.lem.Ya.huH8018the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Abdeelעַבְדְּאֵ֔ל'av.de.'ElH5655toseizeלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263the scribeH5613and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030, but theLordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hidוַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םvai.yas.ti.RemH5641them.

The Scroll Is Replaced

27Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadburnedשְׂרֹ֣ףse.RofH8313the scrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039and the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Baruchבָּר֛וּךְba.RukhH1263had writtenכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789at the dictationמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

28“Takeקַח־kach-H3947againשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725anotherאַחֶ֑רֶת'a.Che.retH312scrollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4039and writeוּכְתֹ֣בu.khe.ToH3789on it allכָּל־kol-H3605the previousהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that wereon the firstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הha.Ri.sho.NahH7223scrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039,whichH834Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063burnedשָׂרַ֖ףsa.RafH8313.

29And concerningH5921Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063you shall sayH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysH559: “You haveburnedשָׂרַ֜פְתָּsa.Raf.taH8313thisH2088scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֤הha.me.gi.LahH4039,sayingH559, ‘Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have you writtenכָּתַ֨בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789on it that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894will certainlyבֹּֽא־bo'-H935comeיָב֤וֹאya.Vo'H935and destroyוְהִשְׁחִית֙ve.hish.ChitH7843thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and will make mankindאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and animalsוּבְהֵמָֽה׃ סu.ve.he.MahH929disappearוְהִשְׁבִּ֥יתve.hish.BitH7673from it?’”

30Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559concerningH5921Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063: “He shall haveH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808one to sitיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and hisdeadH5038bodyH5038shall be thrownH7993outH7993to the heatלַחֹ֥רֶבla.Cho.revH2721of the dayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117and the frostוְלַקֶּ֥רַחve.la.Ke.rachH7140of the nightבַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ba.La.ye.lahH3915.

31I will alsopunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יu.fa.kad.TiH6485him, hisdescendantsזַרְע֛וֹzar.'OH2233,and his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650for their wrongdoingעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771, and I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935on them and the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and the peopleאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063allכָּל־kol-H3605the disasterH7463that I have declaredדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to them--but they did not listenשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ סsha.Me.'uH8085.”’”

32Then Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֜הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414tookלָקַ֣ח׀la.KachH3947anotherאַחֶ֗רֶת'a.Che.retH312scrollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4039and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֮vai.yi.te.NahH5414it to the scribeH5613Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּהוּ֮ne.ri.ya.HuH5374, and hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֤בvai.yikh.ToH3789on it at thedictationמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063had burnedשָׂרַ֛ףsa.RafH8313in the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;and manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227similar wordsדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697were addedנוֹסַ֧ףno.SafH3254to them.

Jeremiah’s Scroll Read in the Temple

The Scroll Is Burned

The Scroll Is Replaced

Commentaries on Jeremiah 36