| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: | 1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: |
| 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. | 2"Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to you in the reign of Josiah till now. |
| 3Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.” | 3Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, they will each turn from their wicked ways; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin." |
| 4So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah. | 4So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and while Jeremiah dictated all the words the LORD had spoken to him, Baruch wrote them on the scroll. |
| 5Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD; | 5Then Jeremiah told Baruch, "I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the LORD's temple. |
| 6so you are to go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting, and in the hearing of the people you are to read the words of the LORD from the scroll you have written at my dictation. Read them in the hearing of all the people of Judah who are coming from their cities. | 6So you go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting and read to the people from the scroll the words of the LORD that you wrote as I dictated. Read them to all the people of Judah who come in from their towns. |
| 7Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.” | 7Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD and will each turn from their wicked ways, for the anger and wrath pronounced against this people by the LORD are great." |
| 8So 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. | 8Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet told him to do; at the LORD's temple he read the words of the LORD from the scroll. |
| 9Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah. | 9In the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a time of fasting before the LORD was proclaimed for all the people in Jerusalem and those who had come from the towns of Judah. |
| 10From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people. | 10From the room of Gemariah son of Shaphan the secretary, which was in the upper courtyard at the entrance of the New Gate of the temple, Baruch read to all the people at the LORD's temple the words of Jeremiah from the scroll. |
| 11When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll, | 11When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll, |
| 12he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. | 12he went down to the secretary's room in the royal palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Akbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. |
| 13And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people. | 13After Micaiah told them everything he had heard Baruch read to the people from the scroll, |
| 14Then 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. | 14all the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to say to Baruch, "Bring the scroll from which you have read to the people and come." So Baruch son of Neriah went to them with the scroll in his hand. |
| 15“Please sit down,” they said, “and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing. | 15They said to him, "Sit down, please, and read it to us." So Baruch read it to them. |
| 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.” | 16When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear and said to Baruch, "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?” | 17Then they asked Baruch, "Tell us, how did you come to write all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it?" |
| 18“It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.” | 18"Yes," Baruch replied, "he dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on the scroll." |
| 19Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.” | 19Then the officials said to Baruch, "You and Jeremiah, go and hide. Don't let anyone know where you are." |
| 20So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king. | 20After they put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the courtyard and reported everything to him. |
| 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. | 21The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and Jehudi brought it from the room of Elishama the secretary and read it to the king and all the officials standing beside him. |
| 22Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him. | 22It was the ninth month and the king was sitting in the winter apartment, with a fire burning in the firepot in front of him. |
| 23And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire. | 23Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king cut them off with a scribe's knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire. |
| 24Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments. | 24The king and all his attendants who heard all these words showed no fear, nor did they tear their clothes. |
| 25Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. | 25Even though Elnathan, Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. |
| 26Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them. | 26Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them. |
| 27After the king had burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: | 27After the king burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah's dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: |
| 28“Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned. | 28"Take another scroll and write on it all the words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah burned up. |
| 29You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast?’ | 29Also tell Jehoiakim king of Judah, 'This is what the LORD says: You burned that scroll and said, "Why did you write on it that the king of Babylon would certainly come and destroy this land and wipe from it both man and beast?" |
| 30Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night. | 30Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out and exposed to the heat by day and the frost by night. |
| 31I 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.” | 31I will punish him and his children and his attendants for their wickedness; I will bring on them and those living in Jerusalem and the people of Judah every disaster I pronounced against them, because they have not listened.'" |
| 32Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them. | 32So Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and as Jeremiah dictated, Baruch wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them. |
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