Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 36:6
6So you go and read in the megillah —which you have written from my mouth, the words of Adonai—in the ears of the people, in the House of Adonai, on a fast day. You should also read them in the ears of all Judah coming from their towns.
Jeremiah 36:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, 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 fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
- New International Version (NIV)So 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)so you are to go, and on a day of fasting in the hearing of all the people in the Lord's house you shall read the words of the Lord from the scroll that you have written at my dictation. You shall read them also in the hearing of all the men of Judah who come out of their cities.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You go, therefore, and read from the scroll which you have written at my instruction, the words of the Lord, in the hearing of the people in the Lord’s house on the day of fasting. And you shall also read them in the hearing of all Judah who come from their cities.
Context of Jeremiah 36:6
4So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from Jeremiah’s mouth, all the words that Adonai had spoken to him, into a megillah scroll. 5Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying: “I am detained; I cannot go into the House of Adonai. So you go and read in the megillah —which you have written from my mouth, the words of Adonai—in the ears of the people, in the House of Adonai, on a fast day. You should also read them in the ears of all Judah coming from their towns. 7Perhaps they will present their supplication before Adonai, and each one will turn from his wicked way. For great is the anger and fury that Adonai has pronounced against this people.” 8So Baruch son of Neriah did according to all that the prophet Jeremiah commanded him, reading from the book the words of Adonai in the House of Adonai.
Read all of Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 36:6 word by word
וּבָאתָ֣ אַתָּ֡ה וְקָרָ֣אתָ בַמְּגִלָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־כָּתַֽבְתָּ־מִפִּי֩ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה בְּאָזְנֵ֥י הָעָ֛ם בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה בְּי֣וֹם צ֑וֹם וְגַ֨ם בְּאָזְנֵ֧י כָל־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבָּאִ֥ים מֵעָרֵיהֶ֖ם תִּקְרָאֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- thou, and readקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
- in the rollמְגִלָּהmegillâh · scrollH4039
- which thou hast writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
- from my mouthפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
- the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- in the earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
- of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- upon the fastingצוֹםtsôm tsôm · fastH6685
- dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of all Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- of their citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:6
- Jeremiah 36:8So Baruch son of Neriah did according to all that the prophet Jeremiah commanded him, reading from the book the words of Adonai in the House of Adonai.
- Ezekiel 2:3He said to me, “Son of man, I send you to Bnei-Yisrael, to rebellious nations that have been rebelling against Me. They and their fathers have rebelled against Me to this very day.
- Jeremiah 7:2Stand in the gate of Adonai’s house and proclaim there this word and say: “Hear the word of Adonai, all you of Judah that come through these gates to worship Adonai.
- Jeremiah 18:11So now, speak to the people of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, thus says Adonai: “I am about to bring calamity against you, and devise disaster against you. Turn back now—everyone from his evil way—and amend your ways and your doings.
- Jeremiah 19:14Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where Adonai had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of Adonai’s House, and said to all the people,
- Jeremiah 22:2‘Hear the word of Adonai, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you, your servants, and your people who enter by these gates.’
- Jeremiah 26:2thus says Adonai: “Stand in the court of Adonai’s House, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in Adonai’s House all the words that I command you to speak to them. Do not omit a word!
- Jeremiah 36:9Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of King Josiah of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before Adonai—all the people in Jerusalem and all the people that came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem.
- Leviticus 16:29“It is to be a statute to you forever, that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you are to afflict your souls, and do no kind of work—both the native-born and the outsider dwelling among you.
- Leviticus 23:27“However, the tenth day of this seventh month is Yom Kippur, a holy convocation to you, so you are to afflict yourselves. You are to bring an offering made by fire to Adonai.
- Acts 27:9Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was already dangerous because the Fast had already gone by, Paul kept warning them,
Commentaries on Jeremiah 36:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Upon the fasting day - A day when multitudes of people would be gathered together from all parts to implore the mercy of God. This was a favorable time to read these tremendous prophecies.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The fasting day - A fasting day. Baruch was to wait for a proper opportunity Jeremiah 36:9.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The next day of fasting was a national festival, but it is unclear which one (none of the annual festivals happened in the ninth month; see study note on Jeremiah 36:8–9). Reading the scroll to the crowd in the Temple put Baruch at risk of arrest or attack.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. go--on the following year (Jr 36:9). fasting day--(See Jr 36:9). An extraordinary fast, in the ninth month (whereas the fast on the great day of atonement was on the tenth day of the seventh month, Le 16:29; 23:27-32), appointed to avert the impending calamity, when it was feared Nebuchadnezzar, having in the year before (that is, the fourth of Jehoiakim), smitten Pharaoh-necho at Carchemish, would attack Judea, as the ally of Egypt (2Ki 23:34, 35)…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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