Jeremiah 36:5

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:
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the Lord’s temple.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 36:5

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. Then Jeremiah said to Baruch, “I am a prisoner here and unable to go to the Temple. 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. 7Perhaps even yet they will turn from their evil ways and ask the Lord’s forgiveness before it is too late. For the Lord has threatened them with his terrible anger.”

Jeremiah 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 20:2So he arrested Jeremiah the prophet and had him whipped and put in stocks at the Benjamin Gate of the Lord’s Temple.
• Jeremiah 32:2Jerusalem was then under siege from the Babylonian army, and Jeremiah was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace.
• Jeremiah 33:1While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the Lord gave him this second message:
• Jeremiah 37:15They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary. Jonathan’s house had been converted into a prison.
• Jeremiah 38:6So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.
• Jeremiah 40:4But I am going to take off your chains and let you go. If you want to come with me to Babylon, you are welcome. I will see that you are well cared for. But if you don’t want to come, you may stay here. The whole land is before you—go wherever you like.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.
• Ephesians 3:1When I think of all this, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for the benefit of you Gentiles . . .
• Ephesians 6:20I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.
• 2 Timothy 2:9And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.
• Hebrews 11:36Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons.

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 36:5

• Baruch
• Church
• Jeremiah

In the dictionaries

• Baruch
• Jeremiah
• Elijah
• Pronounce
• Baruch, Book of
• Bible, the
• Jehoiakim
• Jeremiah (2)
• Parchment
• Pen

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