Jeremiah 36:16 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 36:16

When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.”

BSB

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ASV

Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward another, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

KJV

Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

They were afraid both one and other - literally, “they trembled each to his neighbor,” i. e., they showed their alarm by their looks and gestures one to another. They felt that what he had so consistently prophesied for a period of 23 years would in all probability be fulfilled. We will surely tell - Rather, We must tell the king. It was their official duty.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They showed some concern till they saw how light the king made of it, and then they shook off all that concern. They rent not their garments, as Josiah, this Jehoiakim's own father, did when he had the book of the law read to him, though it was not so particular as the contents of this roll were, nor so immediately adapted to the present posture of affairs.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They were all convinced that it was worthy to be regarded, but none of them had courage to second it, only they agreed to tell the king of all these words; and, if he think fit to give credit to them, they will, otherwise not, no, though it were to prevent the ruin of the nation.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֗י	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
כְּשָׁמְעָם֙	ke.sha.me.'Am	when heard they	H8085 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הַדְּבָרִ֔ים	ha.de.va.Rim	the words	H1697 →
פָּחֲד֖וּ	pa.cha.Du	they were in dread	H6342 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	each	H376 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
רֵעֵ֑הוּ	re.'E.hu	neighbor his	H7453 →
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	vai.yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
בָּר֔וּךְ	ba.Rukh	Baruch	H1263 →
הַגֵּ֤יד	ha.Geid	certainly <to tell>	H5046 →
נַגִּיד֙	na.Gid	we will tell	H5046 →
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	la.Me.lekh	to the king	H4428 →
אֵ֥ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הַדְּבָרִ֖ים	ha.de.va.Rim	the things	H1697 →
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 22:26
  I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another land, where neither of you were born—and there you both will die.
- 2 Kings 24:12
  Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him…
- 2 Kings 24:15
  Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 33:19
  His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled…
- 2 Chronicles 33:12
  And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
Through
Jeremiah 36:24
Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.
leads to
- Psalms 36:1
  An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
- Psalms 64:5
  They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
- 1 Kings 21:27
  When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jeremiah