Jeremiah 36:10

Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD’s house, in the ears of all the people.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
read	וַיִּקְרָ֨א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Baruch	בָר֥וּךְ va.Rukh	H1263	Baruk · proper noun, a man's name
book	בַּסֵּ֛פֶר ba.Se.fer	H5612	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
words	דִּבְרֵ֥י div.Rei	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
chamber	בְּלִשְׁכַּ֡ת be.lish.Kat	H3957	a room in a building (whether for storage · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Gemariah	גְּמַרְיָהוּ֩ ge.mar.ya.Hu	H1587	Gemarjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Shaphan	שָׁפָ֨ן sha.Fan	H8227	a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · proper noun, a man's name
scribe	הַסֹּפֵ֜ר ha.so.Fer	H5608	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
higher	הָעֶלְי֗וֹן ha.'el.Yon	H5945	an elevation · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
court	בֶּחָצֵ֣ר be.cha.Tzer	H2691	a yard (as inclosed by a fence) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
entry	פֶּ֣תַח Pe.tach	H6607	an opening (literally) · noun, common masculine singular construct
new	הֶֽחָדָ֔שׁ he.cha.Dash	H2319	new · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
gate	שַׁ֤עַר Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD’s	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
house	בֵּית beit-	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
ears	בְּאָזְנֵ֖י be.'a.ze.Nei	H241	broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in ma… · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
people	הָעָֽם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 36:11 When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,
Jeremiah 26:10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king’s house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry…
Jeremiah 52:25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, whic…
2 Samuel 8:17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
Jeremiah 36:25 Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them…
2 Samuel 20:25 And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
2 Kings 15:35 Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the…
2 Kings 18:37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezeki…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:9-19

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, Jer 36:9. But some think that the writing of the book fairly over took up so much time that it was another year ere it was perfected; and yet perhaps it might not be past a month or two; he might begin in the latter end of the fourth year and finish it in the beginning of the fifth, for thee ninth month refers to the computation of the year in general, not to the year of that reign. Now ob…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:10

chamber--Baruch read from the window or balcony of the chamber looking into the court where the people were assembled. However, some of the chambers were large enough to contain a considerable number (Neh 13:5). Gemariah--distinct from the Gemariah, son of Hilkiah, in Jer 29:3. Shaphan--the same person as in Kg2 22:3. scribe--secretary of state, or he who presided over the public records. higher court--that of the priests, the court of the people being lower (Ch2 4:9). new gate-- (Jer 26:10). The east gate.

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:10

Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord,.... The prophecies of Jeremiah he had taken from him in writing on a roll of parchment; these he read in the temple, in a part of it, after described: in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe; not a scribe of the law, or an officer of the temple, but the king's chancellor or secretary of state; for this is the title, not of Gemariah, who had a chamber in the temple here mentioned, in which Baruch read his roll, and was an officer there, but of Shaphan, as the accents show, and as his title runs elsewhere, 2 Kings 22:9; which chamber was in the higher court; it looked into it, which some say was the…

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Dictionary and topics

Baruch — Blessed. (1.) The secretary of the prophet Jeremiah (32:12; 36:4). He was of the tribe of Judah (51:59). To him Jeremiah dictated his prophecies regarding the invasion of the Babylonians and the…
Elijah — Whose God is Jehovah. (1.) “The Tishbite,” the “Elias” of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made…
Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26-32. It is called “the fast” (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old…
Gemariah — Jehovah has made perfect. (1.) The son of Shaphan, and one of the Levites of the temple in the time of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:10; 2 Kings 22:12). Baruch read aloud to the people from Gemariah’s chamber,…
Baruch · 1. An ama — 1. An ama
Gemariah · 1. — 1.
Shaphan · .Father of Gemariah — .Father of Gemariah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 36:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:9-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:10

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:10

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 36:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:9-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:10

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:10

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:9-10

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 36:8-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 36:10

Rashi on Jeremiah 36:10