Jeremiah 36:12 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
Jeremiah 36:12
Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
to descend (literally · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king’s
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh
H4428
a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
house
בֵּיתbeit-
H1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
scribe’s
הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Fer
H5608
properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
chamber
לִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.Kat
H3957
a room in a building (whether for storage · noun, common feminine singular construct
princes
הַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.Rim
H8269
a head person (of any rank or class) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Jeremiah 26:22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.
2 Kings 22:12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahia…
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…
Jeremiah 41:1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the k…
2 Kings 22:3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe,…
2 Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tik…
2 Kings 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the…
Jeremiah 28:1-17 And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
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…
scribe's chamber--an apartment in the palace occupied by the secretary of state.
princes--holding a counsel of state at the time.
Elnathan--who had already been an instrument of evil in Jehoiakim's hand (Jer 26:22-23).
Hananiah--the false prophet (Jer 28:10-17).
John Gill on Jeremiah 36:12
Then he went down into the king's house,.... The royal palace, which was not upon the mountain on which the temple stood, but lay lower, and therefore Micaiah is said to go down to it; with what design he went thither is not certain, whether out of ill will to Jeremiah and Baruch, or out of good will, being affected with what he had heard, and desirous that some steps might be taken by the government to prevent the calamities coming upon them, according to these prophecies; which latter seems most probable, since no charge or accusation is brought by him; and since his father, with others, to whom he gave the account afterwards, interceded with the king that the roll might not be burnt, Jere…
Jeremiah 36:11-13
11. When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,
11. Et audivit Michas filius Gamariae filii Saphan onmes sermones Jehovae de super libre (hoc est, ut recitabantur ex libre)
12. Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
12. Et descendit in domum regis ad cubiculum scribae; et ecce illic omnes principes sedentes (hoc est, sedebant) Elisama scriba, et Dalaiah filius Semaiah…
Dictionary and topics
Achbor — Gnawing = mouse. (1.) An Edomitish king (Gen. 36:38; 1 Chr. 1:49). (2.) One of Josiah’s officers sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding the newly-discovered book of the law (2 Kings…
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…
Delaiah — Freed by Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chr. 24:18). (2.) A son of Shemaiah, and one of the courtiers to whom Jeremiah’s first roll of prophecy was read…
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…
Elishama — Whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num. 1:10; 1 Chr. 7:26). (2.) One of David’s sons (2 Sam. 5:16). (3.) Another of David’s sons (1 Chr. 3:6). (4.) A priest sent by…
Elnathan — Whom God has given. (1.) An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the father of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Probably the same who tried to prevent Jehoiakim from burning the…
Elnathan, Or Elnathan — (God hath given).
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,…
Hananiah — Jehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 23). (3.) One of Uzziah’s military officers (2 Chr. 26:11). (4.) Grandfather of the…
Shemaiah — Whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr.…
sat
יֽוֹשְׁבִ֑יםyo.she.Vim
H3427
properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
Elishama
אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'
H476
Elishama · proper noun, a man's name
scribe
הַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.Fer
H5608
properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Delaiah
וּדְלָיָ֣הוּu.de.la.Ya.hu
H1806
Delajah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son
בֶןve.noSh-
H1121
a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Shemaiah
שְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּShe.ma'.ya.hu
H8098
Shemajah · proper noun, a man's name
Elnathan
וְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןve.'el.na.Tan
H494
Elnathan · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son
בֶּןben-
H1121
a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Achbor
עַכְבּ֜וֹרakh.Bor
H5907
Akbor · proper noun, a man's name
Gemariah
וּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּu.ge.mar.Ya.hu
H1587
Gemarjah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son
בֶןven-
H1121
a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Shaphan
שָׁפָ֛ןsha.Fan
H8227
a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · proper noun, a man's name
Zedekiah
וְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּve.tzid.ki.Ya.hu
H6667
Tsidkijah · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son
בֶןven-
H1121
a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hananiah
חֲנַנְיָ֖הוּcha.nan.Ya.hu
H2608
Chananjah · proper noun, a man's name
princes
הַשָּׂרִֽיםha.sa.Rim
H8269
a head person (of any rank or class) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Baruch executes his commission.
Jer 36:9-19
The reading of the book in the temple. - Jer 36:9. In the fifth year of Jehoiakim, in the ninth month, "they proclaimed a fast before the Lord - all the people in Jerusalem, and all the people who had come out of the cities of the Judah to Jerusalem." קתא צום, to call, declare, appoint a fast; cf. Kg1 21:9, Kg1 21:12; Ch2 20:3. From the tenor of the words, the people who lived in Jerusalem and those who had come thither out of the country might seem to have called the fast. But this is impossible; for the people from the cities of Judah evidently came to Jerusalem only in consequence of the fast being appointed. Hence Graf is of opinion that קתא צו…
Micaiah realized the importance of the messages from the Lord that Baruch was reading, so he made sure that the administrative officials of the palace knew what was being said.
Rashi on Jeremiah 36:10
the new gate That is the Eastern Gate; so did Jonathan translate.
Zedekiah — Righteousness of Jehovah. (1.) The last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah, and his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, and hence he was the brother of Jehoahaz…
Achbor · 3. Father of Elnathan — 3. Father of Elnathan
Baruch · 1. An ama — 1. An ama
Delaiah · 2. A prince of — 2. A prince of
Elishama · 6. A secretary to Jehoiakim — 6. A secretary to Jehoiakim
Elnathan · 1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin — 1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin
Gemariah · 1. — 1.
Hananiah · 3. Father of Ze — 3. Father of Ze
Michaiah · read by to the people — read by to the people
Scribe (S) · A writer and transcriber of the law — A writer and transcriber of the law
Shaphan · .Father of Gemariah — .Father of Gemariah
Zedekiah · 4. A prince of — 4. A prince of
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).
