Jeremiah 36:16

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.'

Young's Literal Translation

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 say unto him, 'Sit down, we pray thee, and read it in our ears,' and Baruch readeth in their ears,

17And they asked Baruch, saying, 'Declare, we pray thee, to us, how didst thou write all these words — from his mouth?'

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Cross References

Jeremiah 13:18Say to the king and to the mistress: Make yourselves low — sit still, For come down have your principalities, The crown of your beauty.

Jeremiah 36:24And the king and all his servants who are hearing all these words have not been afraid, nor rent their garments.

Amos 7:10And Amaziah priest of Beth-El sendeth unto Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, 'Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear 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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