Jeremiah 36:21

So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jehudi	יְהוּדִ֗י ye.hu.Di	H3065	Jehudi · proper noun, a man's name
fetch	לָקַ֙חַת֙ la.Ka.chat	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
roll	הַמְּגִלָּ֔ה ha.me.gi.Lah	H4039	a roll · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
took	וַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָ vai.Yi.ka.Che.ha	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
Elishama	אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע 'e.li.sha.Ma'	H476	Elishama · proper noun, a man's name
scribe’s	הַסֹּפֵ֑ר ha.so.Fer	H5608	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
chamber	מִלִּשְׁכַּ֖ת mi.lish.Kat	H3957	a room in a building (whether for storage · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Jehudi	יְהוּדִי֙ ye.hu.Di	H3065	Jehudi · proper noun, a man's name
read	וַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָ vai.yik.ra.'E.ha	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
ears	בְּאָזְנֵ֣י be.'a.ze.Nei	H241	broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in ma… · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
ears	וּבְאָזְנֵי֙ u.ve.'a.ze.Nei	H241	broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in ma… · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct
princes	הַשָּׂרִ֔ים ha.sa.Rim	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
stood	הָעֹמְדִ֖ים ha.'o.me.Dim	H5975	to stand · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
beside	מֵעַ֥ל me.'Al	H5921	above · preposition + preposition
king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

2 Kings 22:10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
2 Chronicles 34:18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
Ezekiel 2:4-5 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
Jeremiah 23:28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wh…
Jeremiah 26:2 Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD’s house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD’s hou…
Jeremiah 36:15 And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:20–end

We have traced the roll to the people, and to the princes, and here we are to follow it to the king; and we find, I. That, upon notice given him concerning it, he sent for it, and ordered it to be read to him, Jer 36:20, Jer 36:21. He did not desire that Baruch would come and read it himself, who could read it more intelligently and with more authority and affection than any one else; nor did he order one of his princes to do it (though it would have been no disparagement to the greatest of them), much less would he vouchsafe to read it himself; but Jehudi, one of his pages now in waiting, who was sent to fetch it, is bidden to read it, who perhaps scarcely knew how to make sense of it. But…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:21

sent Jehudi--Note how unbelievers flee from God, and yet seek Him through some kind of involuntary impulse [CALVIN]. Jehudi seems to have been the king's ready tool for evil.

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:21

So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll,.... The same person the princes sent to Baruch to come to them, and bring the roll with him, Jeremiah 36:14. This the king did, out of curiosity, and to satisfy himself of the truth of what the princes said; and by this it appears they had told him of the roll, which contained what they had given him a summary of, and where it was: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber; or, "out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe"; who knew where it was, being present at the reading of it in the secretary's office, and saw where it was laid; or, however, was directed by the secretary where it was, and might have the key of the chest or scrutoire gi…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:20-21

Jeremiah 36:20-21 20. And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king. 20. Et venerunt ad regem in atrium, et volumen deposuerunt in cubiculo Elisamae scribae, et nuntiarunt in auribus regis omnes sermones. 21. So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king. 21. Et misit Rex Jehudi ad tollendum volumen, et accepit ex cubiculo Elisama scribae, et legit illud Jehudi in auribus regis et in auribus cunctorum principum, qui stabant…

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…
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…
Jehudi — A Jew, son of Nethaniah. He was sent by the princes to invite Baruch to read Jeremiah’s roll to them (Jer. 36:14, 21).
Baruch · 1. An ama — 1. An ama
Jehudi · A Jew, an official at Jehoiakim’s court who read — A Jew, an official at Jehoiakim’s court who read

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 36:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:21

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:21

John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:20-21

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 36:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:21

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:21

John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:20-21

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 36:20-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 36:21

Rashi on Jeremiah 36:20