Jeremiah 36:16

And it came to pass when they heard all the words, that they turned with fear one to another,—and said unto Baruch, We must, surely tell, the king, all these words!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

15Then said they unto him, Sit down we pray thee and read it in our ears, So Baruch read it in their ears.

17Then unto Baruch, put they questions saying,—Tell us, we pray thee, How, didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

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Cross References

Jeremiah 13:18Say thou to the king and to the queen-mother, Abase yourselves—Sit down,—For descended have your Head-tires, your Crown of adornment.

Jeremiah 36:24Yet were they not in dread, neither rent they their garments,—the king, nor any of his servants that were hearing all these words.

Amos 7:10Then sent Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, unto Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: A conspiracy hath Amos, raised against thee, in the midst of the house of Israel, The land, is not able to endure, all his words;

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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