Jeremiah 36:8
in Jeremiah 36So Baruch son of Neriah did everything that Jeremiah the prophet had commanded him. In the house of the LORD he read the words of the LORD from the scroll.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of Jehovah in Jehovah’s house.
KJV
And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the Lord in the Lord’s house.
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This verse in Jeremiah 36
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the Lord
on Jeremiah 36:5-8
Jeremiah cannot go himself, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the Lord, most commentators reading this as the lingering effect of the ban that followed his trial for his life in chapter 26, and so the reading falls to Baruch. The instruction repeats the hope already voiced, it may be they will present their supplication before the Lord, and Baruch is told to read on the fasting day when the crowd from every town would be gathered to hear it at once. Verse 8 closes the unit with plain obedience, Baruch did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, the servant's fidelity that will hold through everything the rest of the chapter throws at him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him,....
It should seem that Baruch had been frequently reading out of the book, to all companies that would give him the hearing, before the most solemn reading of it altogether which is here spoken of; for the directions were given about it in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, whereas this was done in the fifth year,
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֗עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בָּרוּךְ֙ | barukh | Baruch | H1263 → | 26 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נֵ֣רִיָּ֔ה | neriyah | Neriah | H5374 → | 10 times |
| כְּכֹ֥ל | kekhol | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֖הוּ | tzivahu | he had commanded him | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ | yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| הַנָּבִ֑יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| לִקְרֹ֥א | likro' | to read aloud | H7121 → | 733 times |
| בַסֵּ֛פֶר | vasefer | in the scroll | H5612 → | 186 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֥י | divrei | [the] words of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהֹוָֽה׃ ס | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיַּ֗עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
בָּרוּךְ֙Baruch
barukhH1263 →26 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
נֵ֣רִיָּ֔הNeriah
neriyahH5374 →10 times
כְּכֹ֥לaccording to all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֖הוּhe had commanded him
tzivahuH6680 →494 times
יִרְמְיָ֣הוּJeremiah
yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
הַנָּבִ֑יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
לִקְרֹ֥אto read aloud
likro'H7121 →733 times
בַסֵּ֛פֶרin the scroll
vaseferH5612 →186 times
דִּבְרֵ֥י[the] words of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהֹוָֽה׃ סYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
it leads to
- Matthew 10:38
and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
- Luke 14:27
And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
- 1 Peter 4:1–2
Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
- Luke 9:23–27
Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
- Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then…
- Matthew 10:38
Through
Jeremiah 1:17Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
- Jeremiah 1:7–8
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- 1 Peter 1:13
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Kings 18:46
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.