Jeremiah 36:16

Therefore, when they had heard all the words, each one looked at his neighbor in astonishment, and they said to Baruch: “We ought to report all these words to the king.”

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In The 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.

In Context

15And they said to him, “Sit and read these things in our hearing.” And Baruch read in their hearing.

17And they questioned him, saying, “Describe to us how you wrote all these words from his mouth.”

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Cross References

Jeremiah 13:18“Say to the king and to the female ruler: Humble yourselves, sit down. For the crown of your glory has gone down from your head.

Jeremiah 36:24And the king and all his servants, who had heard all these words, were not afraid, and they did not rend their garments.

Amos 7:10And Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: “Amos has rebelled against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to withstand all his sermons.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:10-20

Baruch Reads the Roll to the Princes. ( b. c. 607.) 9 And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem. 10 Then read 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, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the Lord 's house,… Read the whole commentary →

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