Jeremiah 36:26

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

Modern
Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
Traditional
But 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.
Literal
And the king commanded Jerahmeel son of the king, and Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; and YHWH hid them away.
Latin
Et præcepit rex Jeremiel filio Amelech, et Saraiæ filio Ezriel, et Selemiæ filio Abdeel, ut comprehenderent Baruch scribam, et Jeremiam prophetam: abscondit autem eos Dominus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.

Notes

After the Lord hid them, no one revealed Jeremiah and Baruch's location. The Lord can protect his servants.

  • 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.

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

Events

People

Abdeel: Father of Shelemiah, an official under King Jehoiakim Azriel: Official sent to arrest the prophet Jeremiah Baruch: Jeremiah's scribe who recorded and delivered his prophecies Hammelech: Father of Jerahmeel and Malchijah (or 'Malchiah'), officials during Jeremiah's time Jerahmeel: Son of Hammelech, sent to arrest Jeremiah Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days Seraiah: Son of Azriel, sent to capture Jeremiah and Baruch Shelemiah: Sent with Jerahmeel to arrest Jeremiah

Glossary

Abdeel Azriel Baruch Book of Jeremiah Hammelech Jehoiakim Jerahmeel Leather Megilloth Prophet, Prophetess Seraiah Shelemiah Writer

Topics

Abdeel: Father of Shelemiah Azriel: Father of Seriah Baruch: An Amanuensis (Copyist) of Jeremiah God: Preserver: Jeremah and Baruch Hammelech: Meaning |The King| Jerahmeel: An officer of Jehoiakim, King of Judah Jeremiah: The Prophet: Prophecies of, Destroyed by Jehoiakim Persecution of Jeremiah Scribes: Acted as Secretaries to Prophets Seraiah: Son of Azriel: Commanded by King Jehoiakim to Seize the Prophet Jeremiah Shelemiah: Son of Abdeel, Commanded to Seize Jeremiah