| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: | 1In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: |
| 2"Take a scroll, and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations from the time I first spoke to you during Josiah's reign until today. | 2“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today. |
| 3Perhaps when the house of Judah hears about all the disaster I am planning to bring on them, each one of them will turn from his evil way. Then I will forgive their wrongdoing and their sin." | 3Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.” |
| 4So Jeremiah summoned Baruch son of Neriah. At Jeremiah's dictation, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah. | 4So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah. |
| 5Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, "I am restricted; I cannot enter the temple of the LORD, | 5Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD; |
| 6so you must go and read from the scroll--which you wrote at my dictation--the words of the LORD in the hearing of the people at the temple of the LORD on a day of fasting. You must also read them in the hearing of all the Judeans who are coming from their cities. | 6so you are to go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting, and in the hearing of the people you are to read the words of the LORD from the scroll you have written at my dictation. Read them in the hearing of all the people of Judah who are coming from their cities. |
| 7Perhaps their petition will come before the LORD, and each one will turn from his evil way, for the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people are great." | 7Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way; for great are the anger and fury that the LORD has pronounced against this people.” |
| 8So Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet had commanded him. At the LORD's temple he read the LORD's words from the scroll. | 8So Baruch son of Neriah did everything that Jeremiah the prophet had commanded him. In the house of the LORD he read the words of the LORD from the scroll. |
| 9In the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people of Jerusalem and all those coming in from Judah's cities into Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the LORD. | 9Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah. |
| 10Then at the LORD's temple, in the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the LORD's temple, in the hearing of all the people, Baruch read Jeremiah's words from the scroll. | 10From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people. |
| 11When Micaiah son of Gemariah, son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll, | 11When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll, |
| 12he went down to the scribe's chamber in the king's palace. All the officials were sitting there--Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. | 12he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. |
| 13Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard when Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people. | 13And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people. |
| 14Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, saying, "Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come." So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them. | 14Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come here.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them. |
| 15They said to him, "Sit down and read it in our hearing." So Baruch read it in their hearing. | 15“Please sit down,” they said, “and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing. |
| 16When they had heard all the words, they turned to each other in fear and said to Baruch, "We must surely tell the king all these things." | 16When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.” |
| 17Then they asked Baruch, "Tell us--how did you write all these words? At his dictation?" | 17“Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?” |
| 18Baruch said to them, "At his dictation. He recited all these words to me while I was writing on the scroll in ink." | 18“It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.” |
| 19The officials said to Baruch, "You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are." | 19Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.” |
| 20Then they came to the king at the courtyard, having deposited the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and reported everything in the hearing of the king. | 20So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king. |
| 21The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi then read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing by the king. | 21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him. |
| 22Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning in front of him. | 22Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him. |
| 23As soon as Jehudi would read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut the scroll with a scribe's knife and throw the columns into the blazing fire until the entire scroll was consumed by the fire in the brazier. | 23And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire. |
| 24As they heard all these words, the king and all of his servants did not become terrified or tear their garments. | 24Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments. |
| 25Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah had urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. | 25Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. |
| 26Then the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD had hidden them. | 26Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them. |
| 27After the king had burned the scroll with the words Baruch had written at Jeremiah's dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: | 27After the king had burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: |
| 28"Take another scroll, and once again write on it the very words that were on the original scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah burned. | 28“Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned. |
| 29You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: This is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll, saying, 'Why have you written on it: The king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land and cause it to be without man or beast?' | 29You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast?’ |
| 30Therefore, this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David's throne, and his corpse will be thrown out to be exposed to the heat of day and the frost of night. | 30Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night. |
| 31I will punish him, his descendants, and his officers for their wrongdoing. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah all the disaster, which I warned them about but they did not listen." | 31I will punish him and his descendants and servants for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the calamity about which I warned them but they did not listen.” |
| 32Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe, and he wrote on it at Jeremiah's dictation all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim, Judah's king, had burned in the fire. And many other words like them were added. | 32Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them. |
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