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Jeremiah 36

Jeremiah 36:20

Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll · Jeremiah 36:20–26
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Translations

Modern
So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.
Traditional
And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
Literal
And they went to the king, into the court, and they stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they declared in the ears of the king all the words.
Latin
Et ingressi sunt ad regem in atrium: porro volumen commendaverunt in gazophylacio Elisamæ scribæ, et nuntiaverunt, audiente rege, omnes sermones.

Original

Hebrew
English
So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.

Notes

Jeremiah 36:19–20

The officials respected Jeremiah and Baruch by advising them to hide. They respected the Lord's messages by safely storing the scroll before informing the king.

Jeremiah 36:1–32

  • This description of Jehoiakim’s cynical response to God's call for repentance and obedience (Jeremiah 36:3, 7) highlights the hopelessness of the situation.

  • Nowhere else does the Old Testament offer such detailed information about preserving spoken messages in written form.

Jeremiah 35:1–36:32

These two chapters reflect on events from twenty years ago when Jehoiakim was king.

Events

People

Elishama: A secretary during Jehoiakim's reign

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Delaiah Elishama Gemariah Jehoiakim Jehudi Leather Megilloth Prophet, Prophetess

Topics

Baruch: An Amanuensis (Copyist) of Jeremiah Jeremiah: The Prophet: Prophecies of, Destroyed by Jehoiakim