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Jeremiah 36:14

in Jeremiah 36

Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come here.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thy hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.

KJV

Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.

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This verse in Jeremiah 36

Commentary

4 notes on this verse
Jehudi signifies a Jew and Cushi an Ethiopian, but it seems reasonable to conclude that they are genuine, proper names.

This site's exposition

Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi

on Jeremiah 36:14-16

The princes send a five-generation-deep summons, Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, for a roll they have only heard about secondhand, and Baruch comes and reads it to them directly. Their reaction is fear rather than anger, they were afraid both one and other, the words landing on men close enough to power to know exactly what they meant. Their decision, we will surely tell the king, is stated without any sign yet of what the king will do with it, the princes still acting as though the normal channels of government might still matter.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Note, God's ministers must become all things to all men, if by any means they may gain some, must comply with them in circumstances, that they may secure the substance. St. Paul preached privately to those of reputation, Gal. ii. The princes were for the present much affected with the word that was read to them,

The words behind it

32 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּand they sent

    vaiyishlechuH7971 →845 times

  • כָל־all

    khol-H3605 →5413 times

  • הַשָּׂרִ֜יםthe officials

    hasarimH8269 →421 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • בָּר֗וּךְBaruch

    barukhH1263 →26 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • יְהוּדִ֡יJehudi

    yehudiH3065 →4 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • נְ֠תַנְיָהוּNethaniah

    netanyahuH5418 →20 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • שֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּShelemiah

    shelemyahuH8018 →10 times

  • בֶן־[the] son of

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • כּוּשִׁי֮Cushi

    kushiH3570 →

  • לֵאמֹר֒<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

  • הַמְּגִלָּ֗הthe scroll

    hamegilahH4039 →21 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • קָרָ֤אתָyou have read aloud

    karataH7121 →733 times

  • בָּהּ֙in <the> it

    bah

  • בְּאָזְנֵ֣יin [the] ears of

    beazeneiH241 →187 times

  • הָעָ֔םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • קָחֶ֥נָּהtake it

    kachenahH3947 →966 times

  • בְיָדְךָ֖in hand your

    veyadekhaH3027 →1618 times

  • וָלֵ֑ךְand come

    valekhH1980 →1546 times

  • וַ֠יִּקַּחand he took

    vaiyikachH3947 →966 times

  • בָּר֨וּךְBaruch

    barukhH1263 →26 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • נֵרִיָּ֤הוּNeriah

    neriyahuH5374 →10 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הַמְּגִלָּה֙the scroll

    hamegilahH4039 →21 times

  • בְּיָד֔וֹin hand his

    beyadoH3027 →1618 times

  • וַיָּבֹ֖אand he went

    vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times

  • אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃to them

    ʾaleihemH413 →5510 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

11 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 36:2“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.3 worksJeremiah 36:21Then 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.2 works2 Kings 25:23When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.2 worksMatthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.2 worksZephaniah 1:1This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:2 worksJeremiah 41:1–2In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.2 works
The other 5 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 40:8they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.2 worksJeremiah 41:18to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.2 worksJeremiah 41:16Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.2 worksEzekiel 2:6–7But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.2 worksMatthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Matthew 10:28

    Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

    it leads to

    • Luke 12:4–5

      I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

    • Isaiah 8:12–13

      “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.

    • Revelation 2:10

      Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…

    • James 4:12

      There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

    • Romans 8:35–39

      Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

  • Through

    Jeremiah 36:2

    “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 30:2

      “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.

    • Jeremiah 25:3

      “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again,…

  • Through

    Zephaniah 1:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 1:2

      The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,

Where this verse is studied

About Jeremiah

Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Prophecies — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Baruch Writes Jeremiah's Prophecies — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 36 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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