New Living Translation
Jeremiah 36:2
2“Get a scroll, and write down all my messages against Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Begin with the first message back in the days of Josiah, and write down every message, right up to the present time.
Jeremiah 36:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.
- New International Version (NIV)“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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah until today.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Take a scroll of a book and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel, against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah even to this day.
Context of Jeremiah 36:2
1During the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king in Judah, the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah: “Get a scroll, and write down all my messages against Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Begin with the first message back in the days of Josiah, and write down every message, right up to the present time. 3Perhaps the people of Judah will repent when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them. Then I will be able to forgive their sins and wrongdoings.” 4So Jeremiah sent for Baruch son of Neriah, and as Jeremiah dictated all the prophecies that the Lord had given him, Baruch wrote them on a scroll.
Read all of Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 36:2 word by word
קַח־לְךָ֮ מְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר֒ וְכָתַבְתָּ֣ אֵלֶ֗יהָ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֞ים אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֧רְתִּי אֵלֶ֛יךָ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל וְעַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וְעַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם מִיּ֞וֹם דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ מִימֵ֣י יֹאשִׁיָּ֔הוּ וְעַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- thee a rollמְגִלָּהmegillâh · scrollH4039
- of a bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
- and writeכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
- therein all the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- that I have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- unto thee against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- and against Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and against all the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- from the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּyô'shîyâh yô'shîyâhû · JosiahH2977
Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:2
- Jeremiah 36:6So you go to the Temple on the next day of fasting, and read the messages from the Lord that I have had you write on this scroll. Read them so the people who are there from all over Judah will hear them.
- Jeremiah 30:2“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Write down for the record everything I have said to you, Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 45:1The prophet Jeremiah gave a message to Baruch son of Neriah in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, after Baruch had written down everything Jeremiah had dictated to him. He said,
- Jeremiah 51:60Jeremiah had recorded on a scroll all the terrible disasters that would soon come upon Babylon—all the words written here.
- Exodus 17:14After the victory, the Lord instructed Moses, “Write this down on a scroll as a permanent reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will erase the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
- Deuteronomy 31:24When Moses had finished writing this entire body of instruction in a book,
- Ezra 6:2But it was at the fortress at Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found. This is what it said: “Memorandum:
- Job 31:35“If only someone would listen to me! Look, I will sign my name to my defense. Let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out the charges against me.
- Psalms 40:7Then I said, “Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures:
- Isaiah 8:1Then the Lord said to me, “Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.”
- Isaiah 30:8Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness
- Ezekiel 2:9Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me. It held a scroll,
- Ezekiel 3:1The voice said to me, “Son of man, eat what I am giving you—eat this scroll! Then go and give its message to the people of Israel.”
- Habakkuk 2:2Then the Lord said to me, “Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.
- Zechariah 5:1I looked up again and saw a scroll flying through the air.
- Revelation 5:1Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one who was sitting on the throne. There was writing on the inside and the outside of the scroll, and it was sealed with seven seals.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 36:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Take thee a roll of a book - Take a sufficient quantity of parchment; cut and stitch it together, that it may make a roll on which to write the words that I have already spoken, that they may serve for a testimony to future generations. The Jewish rolls, several of which now lie before me, were made of vellum, or of sheep-skins dressed in the half-tanned or Basil manner. These were cut into certain lengths, and those parts were all stitched together, and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2A roll of a book - A parchment-scroll, consisting of several skins sewn together, and cut of an even breadth, with a piece of wood at one end (or, in case of larger volumes, at both ends) on which to roll them up. Write therein all the words - The phrase means that the roll was to contain “all the counsel of God” Acts 20:27 upon the special point mentioned in Jeremiah 36:3; and that the prophet was not to keep anything back.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2In 605 BC, during the fourth year of Jehoiakim's reign, Nebuchadnezzar first attacked Jerusalem (see study note on Daniel 1:1). In those days, a scroll was a roll made of papyrus or leather strips joined edge to edge and rolled up.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. roll of a book--a book formed of prepared skins made into a roll. Compare "volume of the book," that is, the Pentateuch (Psa 40:7). It does not follow that his prophecies were not before committed to writing; what is implied is, they were now written together in one volume, so as to be read continuously to the Jews in the temple. against ... nations--(Jr 25:15, &c.). from ... days of Josiah--(Jr 25:3). From Josiah's thirteenth year (Jr 1:2).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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