Jeremiah 36:3

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
hear	יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ yish.me.'U	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
evil	הָ֣רָעָ֔ה ha.ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
purpose	חֹשֵׁ֖ב cho.Shev	H2803	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
do	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת la.'a.Sot	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
return	יָשׁ֗וּבוּ ya.Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine plural
man	אִ֚ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
evil	הָרָעָ֔ה ha.ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
way	מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ mi.dar.Ko	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
forgive	וְסָלַחְתִּ֥י ve.sa.lach.Ti	H5545	to forgive · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
iniquity	לַעֲוֹנָ֖ם la.'a.vo.Nam	H5771	perversity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
sin	וּלְחַטָּאתָֽם u.le.cha.ta.Tam	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 18:8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the L…
Deuteronomy 30:2 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with…
Jeremiah 26:3 If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because…
Jeremiah 36:7 It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the…
Ezekiel 12:3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to anoth…
Deuteronomy 30:8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
1 Samuel 7:3 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods an…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:1-8

In the beginning of Ezekiel's prophecy we meet with a roll written in vision, for discovery of the things therein contained to the prophet himself, who was to receive and digest them, Eze 2:9, Eze 2:10; Eze 3:1. Here, in the latter end of Jeremiah's prophecy, we meet with a roll written in fact, for discovery of the things contained therein to the people, who were to hear and give heed to them; for the written word and other good books are of great use both to ministers and people. We have here, I. The command which God gave to Jeremiah to write a summary of his sermons, of all the reproofs and all the warnings he had given in God's name to his people, ever since he first began to be a preac…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:3

hear--consider seriously. return . . . from . . . evil way-- (Jon 3:8).

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:3

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them,.... Not that there was any uncertainty in God as to the knowledge of future events, any more than a change in his purposes: he had purposed to bring evil upon them, which purpose would not be disannulled; and he knew that the Jews would not hearken to the prediction of it, or be concerned about it, and repent of their sins, and reform; but this method he was pleased to take, as being, humanly speaking, a probable one to awaken their attention, and which would leave them inexcusable: that they may return every man from his evil way; repent of it, and reform: that I may forgive their iniquity and their…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:3

Jeremiah 36:3 3. It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. 3. Si forte audiant domus Jehudah omne malum quod ego cogito ad faciendum (hoc est, facere) ipsis, ut revertantur quisque a via sua mala; et propitius sim iniquitati eorum et peccato eorum. Here God explains the object he had in view, even to make another trial whether the Jews were healable, so that the teaching of the Prophet might be conducive to their salvation. But he uses the particle 'vly auli, "it may be," which implies a doubt; because they had so often, and for so long a time,…

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…
Backsliding · Pardon of, promised — Pardon of, promised
Repentance · 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29; — 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29;
Will · 20:42; — 20:42;

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 36:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:3

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:3

John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:3

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 36:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:3

John Gill on Jeremiah 36:3

John Calvin on Jeremiah 36:3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 36:2-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 36:3