New English Translation
Jeremiah 36:3
3Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the disaster I intend to bring on them, they will all stop doing the evil things they have been doing. If they do, I will forgive their sins and the wicked things they have done.”
Jeremiah 36:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
- New International Version (NIV)Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, they will each turn from their wicked ways; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster that I intend to do to them, so that every one may turn from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin."
- New King James Version (NKJV)It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the adversities which I purpose to bring upon them, that everyone may turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
Context of Jeremiah 36:3
1The Lord spoke to Jeremiah in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah. 2“Get a scroll. Write on it everything I have told you to say about Israel, Judah, and all the other nations since I began to speak to you in the reign of Josiah until now. Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the disaster I intend to bring on them, they will all stop doing the evil things they have been doing. If they do, I will forgive their sins and the wicked things they have done.” 4So Jeremiah summoned Baruch son of Neriah. Then Jeremiah dictated to Baruch everything the Lord had told him to say and Baruch wrote it all down in a scroll. 5Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am no longer allowed to go into the Lord’s temple.
Read all of Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 36:3 word by word
אוּלַ֤י יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י חֹשֵׁ֖ב לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לָהֶ֑ם לְמַ֣עַן יָשׁ֗וּבוּ אִ֚ישׁ מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ הָרָעָ֔ה וְסָלַחְתִּ֥י לַעֲוֹנָ֖ם וּלְחַטָּאתָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- It may be that the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- will hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- all the evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
- which I purposeחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
- to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- unto them; that they may returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: repentH7725
- every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- from his evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- that I may forgiveסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545
- their iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- and their sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:3
- Jeremiah 36:7Perhaps then they will ask the Lord for mercy and will all stop doing the evil things they have been doing. For the Lord has threatened to bring great anger and wrath against these people.”
- Jeremiah 18:8But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it.
- Jeremiah 26:3Maybe they will pay attention and each of them will stop living the evil way they do. If they do that, then I will forgo destroying them as I had intended to do because of the wicked things they have been doing.
- Deuteronomy 5:29If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.
- Ezekiel 12:3“Therefore, son of man, pack up your belongings as if for exile. During the day, while they are watching, pretend to go into exile. Go from where you live to another place. Perhaps they will understand, although they are a rebellious house.
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek the Lord’s favor, all you humble people of the land who have obeyed his commands! Strive to do what is right! Strive to be humble! Maybe you will be protected on the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.
- Luke 20:13Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.’
- 2 Timothy 2:25correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth
- 2 Peter 3:9The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some regard slowness, but is being patient toward you, because he does not wish for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
- Ezekiel 18:27When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
- Ezekiel 33:7“As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.
- Matthew 3:7But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Luke 3:7So John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Ezekiel 18:8does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,
- Ezekiel 23:14But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red,
- Ezekiel 24:7For her blood was in it; she poured it on an exposed rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it up with dust.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 36:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3It may be that the house of Judah will hear - It was yet possible to avert the judgments which had been so often denounced against them. But in order to this they must - Hear what God has spoken. Every man turn from his evil way. 3. If they do so, God graciously promises to forgive their iniquity and their sin.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Compare Jeremiah 26:3. In point of date Jeremiah 26: is immediately prior to the present.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The Lord gave the people of Judah many chances to repent. God wanted the messages of judgment to not only alarm them but also to make them aware of the consequences of idol worship. If they listened to the warning, repented, and sincerely worshiped the one true God, he would forgive their sins and wrongdoings.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. hear--consider seriously. return ... from ... evil way--(Jon 3:8).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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