Jeremiah 36:4

Translations

Modern

So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of YHWH that He had spoken to him on a scroll of a book.

Latin

Vocavit ergo Jeremias Baruch filium Neriæ: et scripsit Baruch ex ore Jeremiæ omnes sermones Domini quos locutus est ad eum, in volumine libri:

Original

Hebrew

English

So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.

Notes

Jeremiah 36:4

Jeremiah 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.

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.

Theme notes and profiles

Baruch Jeremiah The Choice of Life or Death The Written Word

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 32:12
…and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
Ezekiel 2:9
Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
Jeremiah 36:32
Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
Jeremiah 43:3
Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon!”
Jeremiah 36:17–18
“Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?”
Zechariah 5:1
Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.
Jeremiah 36:26
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.
Jeremiah 45:1–2
This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
Jeremiah 36:21
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.
Jeremiah 36:28
“Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned.
Jeremiah 36:23
And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.
Isaiah 8:1
Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

People

Baruch: Jeremiah's scribe who recorded and delivered his prophecies Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days Neriah: Father of Baruch

Glossary

Apocalypse of Baruch Baruch Book of Jeremiah Jehoiakim Leather Megilloth Neriah Prophet, Prophetess

Topics

Amanuensis: General Scriptures Concerning Baruch: An Amanuensis (Copyist) of Jeremiah Jeremiah: The Prophet: Prophecies of, Written by Baruch

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