Jeremiah 36:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 36:16

14 Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, “Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them.

15 And they said to him, “Sit down now, and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.

16 Now it happened, when they had heard all the words, that they looked in fear from one to another, and said to Baruch, “We will surely tell the king of all these words.”

17 And they asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us now, how did you write all these words—¹at his instruction?”

18 So Baruch answered them, “He proclaimed with his mouth all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink in the book.”

19 Then the princes said to Baruch, “Go and hide, you and Jeremiah; and let no one know where you are.”

The King Destroys Jeremiah’s Scroll

20 And they went to the king, into the court; but they stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the hearing of the king.

21 So the king sent Jehudi to bring the scroll, and he took it from Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and in the hearing of all the princes who stood beside the king.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 36:16

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American Standard Version
Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward another, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

Amplified® Bible
Now when they had heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear and said to Baruch, We must surely tell the king of all these words.

Contemporary English Version
After they heard what was written on the scroll, they were worried and said to each other, "The king needs to hear this!" Turning to Baruch, they asked,

Darby English Version
And it came to pass, when they heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward another, and said unto Baruch, We will certainly report to the king all these words.

Good News Bible
After he had read it, they turned to one another in alarm and said to Baruch, "We must report this to the king."

King James Version
Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

New American Standard Bible
When they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one to another and said to Baruch, "We will surely report all these words to the king."

New International Version
When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear and said to Baruch, "We must report all these words to the king."

New King James Version
Now it happened, when they had heard all the words, that they looked in fear from one to another, and said to Baruch, “We will surely tell the king of all these words.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one to another and said to Baruch, "We will surely report all these words to the king."

Revised Standard Version
When they heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear; and they said to Baruch, "We must report all these words to the king."

Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, when they hear all the words, they have been afraid one at another, and say unto Baruch, `We do surely declare to the king all these words.'

New English Translation
When they had heard it all,¹ they expressed their alarm to one another.² Then they said to Baruch, “We must certainly give the king a report about everything you have read!”³

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