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Jeremiah 36:18
18“Yes,” Baruch replied, “he dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on the 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.
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)So Baruch explained, “Jeremiah dictated them, and I wrote them down in ink, word for word, on this scroll.”
Context of Jeremiah 36:18
16When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear and said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.” 17Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you come to write all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it?” “Yes,” Baruch replied, “he dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.” 19Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah, go and hide. Don’t let anyone know where you are.” 20After they put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the courtyard and reported everything to him.
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“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to you in the reign of Josiah till now.
- Jeremiah 43:2Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to settle there.’
- Proverbs 26:4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
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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