Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you come to write all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it?” New Living Translation “But first, tell us how you got these messages. Did they come directly from Jeremiah?” English Standard Version Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?” Berean Standard Bible “Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?” King James Bible And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth? New King James Version And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us now, how did you write all these words— at his instruction?” New American Standard Bible Then they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?” NASB 1995 And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?” NASB 1977 And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?” Legacy Standard Bible And they asked Baruch, saying, “Declare to us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?” Amplified Bible And they asked Baruch, “Tell us now, how did you write all these words? At his (Jeremiah’s) dictation?” Christian Standard Bible Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you write all these words? At his dictation? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us—how did you write all these words? At his dictation?” American Standard Version And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth? Contemporary English Version "Did someone tell you what to write on this scroll?" English Revised Version And they asked Baruch, saying, tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth? GOD'S WORD® Translation Then they asked Baruch, "Please tell us how you wrote all this. Did Jeremiah dictate it to you?" Good News Translation Then they asked him, "Tell us, now, how did you come to write all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it to you?" International Standard Version Then they asked Baruch, "Please tell us how you wrote all the words. Did Jeremiah dictate them all?" Majority Standard Bible “Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?” NET Bible Then they asked Baruch, "How did you come to write all these words? Do they actually come from Jeremiah's mouth?" New Heart English Bible They asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?" Webster's Bible Translation And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth? World English Bible They asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us now, how did you write all these words at his mouth?” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they asked Baruch, saying, “Please declare to us, how did you write all these words from his mouth?” Young's Literal Translation And they asked Baruch, saying, 'Declare, we pray thee, to us, how didst thou write all these words -- from his mouth?' Smith's Literal Translation And they asked Baruch, saying, Announce now to us how thou didst write all these words from his mouth? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they asked him, saying: Tell us how didst thou write all these words from his mouth. Catholic Public Domain Version And they questioned him, saying, “Describe to us how you wrote all these words from his mouth.” New American Bible Then they asked Baruch: “Tell us, please, how did you come to write down all these words? Was it at his dictation?” New Revised Standard Version Then they questioned Baruch, “Tell us now, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, how did you write all these words at his mouth? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they asked Baruk and they said to him: “Show us, how did you write all these words from his mouth?” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they asked Baruch, saying: 'Tell us now: How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?' Brenton Septuagint Translation And they asked Baruch, saying, Where didst thou write all these words? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Scroll Read in the King's House…16When 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.” 17“Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?” 18“It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”… Cross References Jeremiah 25:13 I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. 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 45:1 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: 2 Kings 22:10-11 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. / When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes 2 Chronicles 34:18-19 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. / When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes 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. Isaiah 30:8 Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. Ezekiel 2:9-10 Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll, / which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe. Ezekiel 3:1-3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.” / So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll. / “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. Habakkuk 2:2 Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it. Daniel 9:2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. Revelation 1:11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.” Revelation 10:8-11 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.” / And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” / So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter. ... Revelation 22:18-19 I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. / And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book. Luke 1:3 Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, Treasury of Scripture And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth? Tell. John 9:10,11,15,26,27 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? … Jump to Previous Baruch Declare Dictate Dictation Jeremiah Mouth Please Questioning Words Write WritingJump to Next Baruch Declare Dictate Dictation Jeremiah Mouth Please Questioning Words Write WritingJeremiah 36 1. Jeremiah causes Baruch to write his prophesy,5. and publicly to read it. 11. The princes, having intelligence thereof by Michaiah, 14. send Jehudi to fetch the roll and read it. 19. They will Baruch to hide himself and Jeremiah. 20. The king, Jehoiakim, being certified thereof, hears part of it and burns the roll. 27. Jeremiah denounces his judgment. 32. Baruch writes a new copy. Then they asked Baruch The name "Baruch" means "blessed" in Hebrew, and he was a scribe and devoted companion to the prophet Jeremiah. In the historical context, scribes were highly respected for their literacy and ability to record important documents. Baruch's role as a scribe highlights the importance of preserving God's word accurately. His presence in this narrative underscores the collaborative effort in the transmission of divine messages, emphasizing the human element in the divine-human partnership of Scripture writing. Tell us, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Tell usהַגֶּד־ (hag·geḏ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous now,” נָ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' they asked שָׁאֲל֖וּ (šā·’ă·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand Baruch, בָּר֔וּךְ (bā·rūḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1263: Baruch -- 'blessed', three Israelites “how אֵ֗יךְ (’êḵ) Interjection Strong's 349: How?, how!, where did you write כָּתַ֛בְתָּ (kā·ṯaḇ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3789: To grave, to write all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every these הָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those words? הַדְּבָרִ֥ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause [Was it] at [Jeremiah’s] dictation?” מִפִּֽיו׃ (mip·pîw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Links Jeremiah 36:17 NIVJeremiah 36:17 NLT Jeremiah 36:17 ESV Jeremiah 36:17 NASB Jeremiah 36:17 KJV Jeremiah 36:17 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 36:17 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 36:17 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 36:17 French Bible Jeremiah 36:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 36:17 They asked Baruch saying Tell us now (Jer.) |