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Jeremiah 36:5
5Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the Lord’s temple.
Jeremiah 36:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the Lord:
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Jeremiah ordered Baruch, saying, "I am banned from going to the house of the Lord,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am confined, I cannot go into the house of the Lord.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jeremiah said to Baruch, “I am a prisoner here and unable to go to the Temple.
Context of Jeremiah 36:5
3Perhaps 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.” 4So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and while Jeremiah dictated all the words the Lord had spoken to him, Baruch wrote them on the scroll. Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the Lord’s temple. 6So you go to the house of the Lord on a day of fasting and read to the people from the scroll the words of the Lord that you wrote as I dictated. Read them to all the people of Judah who come in from their towns. 7Perhaps they will bring their petition before the Lord and will each turn from their wicked ways, for the anger and wrath pronounced against this people by the Lord are great.”
Read all of Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 36:5 word by word
וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶת־בָּר֖וּךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲנִ֣י עָצ֔וּר לֹ֣א אוּכַ֔ל לָב֖וֹא בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- Baruchבָּרוּךְbârûk · BaruchH1263
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- shut upעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
- I cannotיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:5
- Jeremiah 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord’s temple.
- Jeremiah 32:2The army of the king of Babylon was then besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace of Judah.
- Jeremiah 33:1While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time:
- Jeremiah 37:15They were angry with Jeremiah and had him beaten and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a prison.
- Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes into the cistern; it had no water in it, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
- Jeremiah 40:4But today I am freeing you from the chains on your wrists. Come with me to Babylon, if you like, and I will look after you; but if you do not want to, then don’t come. Look, the whole country lies before you; go wherever you please.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again.
- Ephesians 3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
- Ephesians 6:20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
- 2 Timothy 2:9for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained.
- Hebrews 11:36Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 36:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Shut up - Hindered from going; perhaps through fear of Jehoiakim.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Jeremiah was either a prisoner under house arrest or banished from the Temple grounds.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. I am shut up--not in prison, for there is no account of his imprisonment under Jehoiakim, and Jr 36:19, 26 are inconsistent with it: but, "I am prevented," namely, by some hindrance; or, through fear of the king, to whose anger Baruch was less exposed, as not being the author of the prophecy.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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