Jeremiah 36:26

But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ Ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
commanded	וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה vay.tza.Veh	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jerahmeel	יְרַחְמְאֵ֨ל ye.rach.me.'El	H3396	Jerachmeel · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hammelech	מֶלֶךְ Melek	H4429	Melek
Seraiah	שְׂרָיָ֣הוּ se.ra.Ya.hu	H8304	Serajah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Azriel	עַזְרִיאֵ֗ל 'az.ri.'El	H5837	Azriel · proper noun, a man's name
Shelemiah	שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙ she.lem.Ya.hu	H8018	Shelemjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּֽן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Abdeel	עַבְדְּאֵ֔ל 'av.de.'El	H5655	Abdeel · proper noun, a man's name
take	לָקַ֙חַת֙ la.Ka.chat	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Baruch	בָּר֣וּךְ ba.Rukh	H1263	Baruk · proper noun, a man's name
scribe	הַסֹּפֵ֔ר ha.so.Fer	H5608	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
prophet	הַנָּבִ֑יא ha.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hid	וַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖ם vai.yas.ti.Rem	H5641	to hide (by covering) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

1 Kings 17:3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
1 Kings 19:1-3 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
1 Kings 19:10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine al…
1 Kings 19:14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thin…
Psalms 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalms 27:5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a roc…
Psalms 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indigna…

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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 36:26

Hammelech--not as Margin, "of the king." Jehoiakim at this time (the fifth year of his reign) had no grown-up son: Jeconiah, his successor, was then a boy of eleven (compare Kg2 23:36, with Kg2 24:8). hid them-- (Psa 31:20; Psa 83:3; Isa 26:20).

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:26

But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech,.... Or, "the king's son", as the Targum; though it rather seems to be the proper name of a person, one of the king's servants; since it is not probable he would send his own son on such an errand; and had he, he would rather have been called his own son than the king's son; besides, Jeconiah, who succeeded him, seems to be his eldest son, and yet he now could not be more than twelve years of age; whereas this Jerahmeel must be a man grown; and had he been an elder son, as he must, he would have succeeded him, unless it can be thought that he died before his father: and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:26

Jeremiah 36:26 26. But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe, and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them. 26. Et praecepit rex Jerameel filio Hamelek (vel, regis, sed existimant esse nomen proprium, et est probabile) et Seraiae filio Abdeel, et Selemiae filio Abdeel, ut acciperent Baruch seribam et Jeremiam Prophetam; sed abscondit eos Jehova. Here is described the madness of the king, which was so great, that he vented his rage against the Prophet and his scribe; and he chose no doubt those whom he thought to be most ready to obey him. He would have never taken such ministers as El…

Dictionary and topics

Abdeel — Servant of God, (Jer. 36:26), the father of Shelemiah.
Azriel — (whom God helps).
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…
Hammelech — The king’s, the father of Jerahmeel, mentioned in Jer. 36:26. Some take this word as a common noun, “the king”, and understand that Jerahmeel was Jehoiakim’s son. Probably, however, it is to be taken…
Jerahmeel — Loving God. (1.) The son of Hezron, the brother of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:9, 25, 26, etc.). (2.) The son of Kish, a Levite (1 Chr. 24:29). (3.) Son of Hammelech (Jer. 36:26).
Knife — (1.) Heb. hereb, “the waster,” a sharp instrument for circumcision (Josh. 5:2, 3, lit. “knives of flint;” comp. Ex. 4:25); a razor (Ezek. 5:1); a graving tool (Ex. 20:25); an axe (Ezek. 26:9). (2.)…
Shelemiah — Whom Jehovah repays. (1.) Ezra 10:39. (2.) The father of Hananiah (Neh. 3:30). (3.) A priest in the time of Nehemiah (13:13). (4.) Father of one of those who accused Jeremiah to Zedekiah (Jer. 37:3;…
Abdeel · Father of Shelemiah — Father of Shelemiah
Azriel · 3. Father of Seriah — 3. Father of Seriah
Baruch · 1. An ama — 1. An ama
Hammelech · king,” — king,”

Jeremiah 36:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:26

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:26

John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:26

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 36:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:26

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:26

John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:26

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 36:22–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 36:26

Rashi on Jeremiah 36:25