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Jeremiah 36

Jeremiah 36:21

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

Modern
Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.
Traditional
So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
Literal
And the king sent Jehudi to take the scroll, and he took it from 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 were standing beside the king.
Latin
Misitque rex Judi ut sumeret volumen: qui tollens illud de gazophylacio Elisamæ scribæ, legit, audiente rege et universis principibus qui stabant circa regem.

Original

Hebrew
English
Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.

Notes

Jeremiah 36:21

Jehudi was well educated and might have been a scribe. Only the elite learned to read and write.

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 Jehudi: An official who read Jeremiah's scroll to Jehoiakim

Glossary

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

Topics

Baruch: An Amanuensis (Copyist) of Jeremiah Jehudi: A Jew, an official at Jehoiakim's Court Who Read Jeremiah's Scroll to the King Jeremiah: The Prophet: Prophecies of, Destroyed by Jehoiakim