Jeremiah 36:4

Jeremiah 36:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
• New International Version (NIV)So 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord that he had spoken to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote on a scroll of a book, at the instruction of Jeremiah, all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him.

Context of Jeremiah 36:4

2Take thee a scroll of a book, and write in it all the words that I have spoken to thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to thee, from the days of Josiah, even to this day. 3It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken to him, upon a scroll of a book. 5And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD: 6Therefore go thou, and read in the scroll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD’S house upon the day of fasting: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.

Jeremiah 36:4 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֣א יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶת־בָּר֖וּךְ בֶּן־נֵֽרִיָּ֑ה וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב בָּר֜וּךְ מִפִּ֣י יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ אֵ֣ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלָ֖יו עַל־מְגִלַּת־סֵֽפֶר׃Read the interlinear

• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• Baruchבָּרוּךְbârûk · BaruchH1263
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Neriahנֵרִיָהוּnêrîyâh nêrîyâhû · NeriahH5374
• wroteכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• scrollמְגִלָּהmegillâh · scrollH4039
• bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612

Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:4

• Jeremiah 36:26But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
• Jeremiah 32:12And I gave the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.
• Jeremiah 43:3But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
• Jeremiah 36:17And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?
• Jeremiah 45:1The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
• Romans 16:22I Tertius, who wrotethisepistle, greet you in the Lord.
• Jeremiah 36:21So the king sent Jehudi to bring the scroll: and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes who stood beside the king.
• Isaiah 8:1Moreover the LORD said to me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
• Ezekiel 2:9And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent to me; and, lo, a scroll was in it;
• Zechariah 5:1Then I turned, and lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a flying scroll.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 36:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Then Jeremiah called Baruch - This man, so useful to the prophet, and so faithfully attached to him, was by office a scribe; which signifies, not only a writer, but also a man in office; a chancellor, secretary, etc., a learned man; one acquainted with laws and customs.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Jeremiah was not skilled in writing, so he hired a scribe named Baruch. In their private quarters, Jeremiah recited messages from memory. It is unclear if Baruch helped with the composition or arrangement, or if he just wrote down exactly what Jeremiah said.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. all ... words of ... Lord--God specially suggesting what might otherwise have escaped his memory, and directing the choice of words, as well as the substance (Joh 14:26; 16:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 36:4

• Amanuensis
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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