Chapter 36

And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, [that] this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,²

Take³ thee a roll of a book, and write¹ therein all the words that I have spoken¹⁴ unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake¹⁴ unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.

It may be that the house of Judah will hear⁴ all the evil which I purpose⁶ to do² unto them; that they may return⁴ every man from his evil way; that I may forgive¹ their iniquity and their sin.

Then Jeremiah called⁴ Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote⁴ from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken¹⁴ unto him, upon a roll of a book.

And Jeremiah commanded¹⁷ Baruch, saying,² I [am] shut up;⁷ I cannot ^{3201 4} go² into the house of the LORD:

Therefore go¹ thou, and read¹ in the roll, which thou hast written¹ from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read⁴ them in the ears of all Judah that come out⁶ of their cities.

It may be they will present⁴ their supplication before the LORD, and will return⁴ every one from his evil way: for great [is] the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced¹⁴ against this people.

And Baruch the son of Neriah did⁴ according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded¹⁴ him, reading² in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD'S house.

And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, [that] they proclaimed¹ a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came⁶ from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.

Then read⁴ 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,⁶ in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD'S house, in the ears of all the people.

When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard⁴ out of the book all the words of the LORD,

Then he went down⁴ into the king's house, into the scribe's⁶ chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat⁶ there, [even] Elishama the scribe,⁶ 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.

Then Michaiah declared⁵⁵ unto them all the words that he had heard,¹ when Baruch read² the book in the ears of the people.

Therefore all the princes sent⁴ Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying,² Take³ in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read¹ in the ears of the people, and come.³ So Baruch the son of Neriah took⁴ the roll in his hand, and came⁴ unto them.

And they said⁴ unto him, Sit down³ now, and read³ it in our ears. So Baruch read⁴ [it] in their ears.

Now it came to pass, when they had heard² all the words, they were afraid¹ both one and other, and said⁴ unto Baruch, We will surely⁵³ tell⁵⁵ the king of all these words.

And they asked¹ Baruch, saying,² Tell⁵⁴ us now, How didst thou write¹ all these words at his mouth?

Then Baruch answered⁴ them, He pronounced⁴ all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote⁶ [them] with ink in the book.

Then said⁴ the princes unto Baruch, Go,³ hide¹⁰ thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know⁴ where ye be.

And they went in⁴ to the king into the court, but they laid up⁵² the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe,⁶ and told⁵⁵ all the words in the ears of the king.

So the king sent⁴ Jehudi to fetch² the roll: and he took⁴ it out of Elishama the scribe's⁶ chamber. And Jehudi read⁴ it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood⁶ beside the king.

Now the king sat⁶ in the winterhouse ²⁷⁷⁹ in the ninth month: and [there was a fire] on the hearth burning³⁰ before him.

And it came to pass, [that] when Jehudi had read² three or four leaves, he cut⁴ it with the penknife, ^{5608 6} and cast⁵³ [it] into the fire that [was] on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed² in the fire that [was] on the hearth.

Yet they were not afraid,¹ nor rent¹ their garments, [neither] the king, nor any of his servants that heard⁶ all these words.

Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession⁵² to the king that he would not burn² the roll: but he would not hear¹ them.

But the king commanded¹⁷ Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, ⁴⁴²⁹ and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take² Baruch the scribe⁶ and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid⁵⁵ them.

Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned² the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote¹ at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,²

Take³ thee again³ another roll, and write³ in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.¹

And thou shalt say⁴ to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith¹ the LORD; Thou hast burned¹ this roll, saying,² Why hast thou written¹ therein, saying,² The king of Babylon shall certainly² come⁴ and destroy⁵² this land, and shall cause to cease⁵² from thence man and beast?

Therefore thus saith¹ the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit⁶ upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out⁹⁴ in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

And I will punish¹ him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring⁵² upon them, and upon the inhabitants⁶ of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced¹⁴ against them; but they hearkened¹ not.

Then took¹ Jeremiah another roll, and gave⁴ it to Baruch the scribe,⁶ the son of Neriah; who wrote⁴ therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned¹ in the fire: and there were added⁸ besides unto them many like words.