Jeremiah 36:31
in Jeremiah 36I will punish him and his descendants and servants for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the calamity about which I warned them but they did not listen.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them, but they hearkened not.
KJV
And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not.
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This verse in Jeremiah 36
Commentary
5 notes on this verse8 And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the L ORD in the L ORD 's house. In the beginning of Ezekiel's prophecy we meet with a roll written in vision, for discovery of the things therein contained to the prophet himself, who was to receive and digest them, Ezek. ii.
This site's exposition
After the king had burned the scroll
on Jeremiah 36:27-31
After the burning, Jeremiah is told to write “the very words that were on the original scroll.” The sentence on Jehoiakim follows: “He will have no one to sit on David’s throne.” Verse 31 extends the judgment to his descendants, his servants, and the people of Jerusalem and Judah.
This site's exposition
I will punish him and his descendants and servants
The calamity reaches the king's descendants, his servants and all Judah. Henry says the king had burned a copy, while the LORD kept the words themselves, to be written again in what came upon the city.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
That all the evil pronounced against Judah and Jerusalem in that roll shall be brought upon them. Though the copy be burnt, the original remains in the divine counsel, which shall again be copied out after another manner in bloody characters. Note, There is no escaping God's judgments by struggling with them.
And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity,....
The words behind it
24 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י | ufakadti | and I will visit | H6485 → | 303 times |
| עָלָ֧יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| זַרְע֛וֹ | zaro | offspring his | H2233 → | 229 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עֲבָדָ֖יו | ʾavadav | servants his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֲוֹנָ֑ם | ʾavonam | iniquity their | H5771 → | 233 times |
| וְהֵבֵאתִ֣י | veheveti | and I will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עֲ֠לֵיהֶם | ʾaleihem | on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֨י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | everyone of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יְהוּדָ֗ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| אֵ֧ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָרָעָ֛ה | haraah | the calamity | H7451 → | 662 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי | dibarti | I have spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ʾaleihem | against them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ ס | shameu | they listened | H8085 → | 1159 times |
וּפָקַדְתִּ֨יand I will visit
ufakadtiH6485 →303 times
עָלָ֧יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
זַרְע֛וֹoffspring his
zaroH2233 →229 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
עֲבָדָ֖יוservants his
ʾavadavH5650 →799 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עֲוֹנָ֑םiniquity their
ʾavonamH5771 →233 times
וְהֵבֵאתִ֣יand I will bring
vehevetiH935 →2568 times
עֲ֠לֵיהֶםon them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
יֹשְׁבֵ֨י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
אִ֣ישׁeveryone of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
יְהוּדָ֗הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
אֵ֧ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָרָעָ֛הthe calamity
haraahH7451 →662 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
דִּבַּ֥רְתִּיI have spoken
dibartiH1696 →1141 times
אֲלֵיהֶ֖םagainst them
ʾaleihemH413 →5510 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ סthey listened
shameuH8085 →1159 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
it leads to
- Proverbs 6:15
Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
- 1 Samuel 2:25
If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since…
- Zechariah 7:11–14
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
- Proverbs 28:18
He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
- Proverbs 1:24–31
Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
- Proverbs 6:15
Through
Jeremiah 35:17Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against…
it leads to
- Isaiah 66:4
So I will choose their punishment and I will bring terror upon them, because I called and no one answered, I spoke and no one listened. But they did evil in My sight and…
- Romans 10:21
But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
- Isaiah 66:4
Through
Jeremiah 19:15“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am about to bring on this city and on all the villages around it every disaster I have pronounced against…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 7:26
Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
- Jeremiah 7:26
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.