Jeremiah 36:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So the king sent Jehudi to get the book, and he took it from the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi gave a reading of it in the hearing of the king and all the rulers who were by the king's side.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 22:10 : 10 Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he was reading it before the king.
  • 2 Chr 34:18 : 18 Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he made a start at reading some of it to the king.
  • Ezek 2:4-5 : 4 And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord. 5 And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear (for they are an uncontrolled people), will see that there has been a prophet among them.
  • Jer 23:28 : 28 If a prophet has a dream, let him give out his dream; and he who has my word, let him give out my word in good faith. What has the dry stem to do with the grain? says the Lord.
  • Jer 26:2 : 2 This is what the Lord has said: Take your place in the open square of the Lord's house and say to all the towns of Judah, who come into the Lord's house for worship, everything I give you orders to say to them: keep back not a word;
  • Jer 36:15 : 15 Then they said to him, Be seated now, and give us a reading from it. So Baruch did so, reading it to them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 36:20
    88%

    20Then they went into the open square to the king; but the book they put away in the room of Elishama the scribe; and they gave the king an account of all the words.

  • Jer 36:10-17
    8 verses
    84%

    10Then Baruch gave a public reading of the words of Jeremiah from the book, in the house of the Lord, in the room of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher square, as one goes in by the new doorway of the Lord's house, in the hearing of all the people.

    11And Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, after hearing all the words of the Lord from the book,

    12Went down to the king's house, to the scribe's room: and all the rulers were seated there, Elishama the scribe and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the rulers.

    13Then Micaiah gave them an account of all the words which had come to his ears when Baruch was reading the book to the people.

    14So all the rulers sent Jehudi, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, Take in your hand the book from which you have been reading to the people and come. So Baruch, the son of Neriah, took the book in his hand and came down to them.

    15Then they said to him, Be seated now, and give us a reading from it. So Baruch did so, reading it to them.

    16Now it came about that, after hearing all the words, they said to one another in fear, We will certainly give the king an account of all these words.

    17And questioning Baruch, they said, Say now, how did you put all these words down in writing from his mouth?

  • Jer 36:22-29
    8 verses
    83%

    22Now the king was seated in the winter house, and a fire was burning in the fireplace in front of him.

    23And it came about that whenever Jehudi, in his reading, had got through three or four divisions, the king, cutting them with his penknife, put them into the fire, till all the book was burned up in the fire which was burning in the fireplace.

    24But they had no fear and gave no signs of grief, not the king or any of his servants, after hearing all these words.

    25And Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made a strong request to the king not to let the book be burned, but he would not give ear to them.

    26And the king gave orders to Jerahmeel, the king's son, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord kept them safe.

    27Then after the book, in which Baruch had put down the words of Jeremiah, had been burned by the king, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

    28Take another book and put down in it all the words which were in the first book, which Jehoiakim, king of Judah, put into the fire.

    29And about Jehoiakim, king of Judah, you are to say, This is what the Lord has said: You have put this book into the fire, saying, Why have you put in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come, causing the destruction of this land and putting an end to every man and beast in it?

  • 2 Chr 34:18-21
    4 verses
    80%

    18Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he made a start at reading some of it to the king.

    19And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.

    20And he gave orders to Hilkiah and to Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Abdon, the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying,

    21Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for those who are still in Israel and for Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which has been let loose on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord or done what is recorded in this book.

  • 2 Kgs 22:10
    78%

    10Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he was reading it before the king.

  • 2 Chr 34:29-30
    2 verses
    78%

    29Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.

    30And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites and all the people, small and great; and they were present at his reading of the book of the law which had come to light in the house of the Lord.

  • Jer 36:6
    77%

    6So you are to go, reading there from the book, which you have taken down from my mouth, the words of the Lord, in the hearing of the people in the Lord's house, on a day when they go without food, and in the hearing of all the men of Judah who have come out from their towns.

  • Jer 36:32
    77%

    32Then Jeremiah took another book, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who put down in it, from the mouth of Jeremiah, all the words of the book which had been burned in the fire by Jehoiakim, king of Judah: and in addition a number of other words of the same sort.

  • 2 Kgs 23:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.

    2And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and all the people of Jerusalem, and the priests and the prophets and all the people, small and great; and they were present at his reading of the book of the law which had come to light in the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 22:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12And he gave orders to Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Achbor, the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,

    13Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which is burning against us, because our fathers have not given ear to the words of this book, to do all the things which are recorded in it.

  • Jer 36:4
    76%

    4Then Jeremiah sent for Baruch, the son of Neriah; and Baruch took down from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord which he had said to him, writing them in a book.

  • Jer 36:8
    75%

    8And Baruch, the son of Neriah, did as Jeremiah the prophet gave him orders to do, reading from the book the words of the Lord in the Lord's house.

  • 2 Chr 34:16
    75%

    16And Shaphan took the book to the king; and he gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants are doing all they have been given to do;

  • 2 Kgs 22:16
    75%

    16These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even everything which the king of Judah has been reading in the book;

  • 2 Chr 34:26
    74%

    26But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: Because you have given ear to my words,

  • Isa 36:22
    74%

    22Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothing parted as a sign of grief, and gave him an account of what the Rab-shakeh had said.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    74%

    18But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: As to the words which have come to your ears,

  • Jer 36:2
    73%

    2Take a book and put down in it all the words I have said to you against Israel and against Judah and against all the nations, from the day when my word came to you in the days of Josiah till this day.

  • Jer 22:1
    73%

    1This is what the Lord has said: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and there give him this word,

  • 2 Kgs 22:3
    73%

    3Now in the eighteenth year after he became king, Josiah sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying to him,

  • Jer 38:27
    73%

    27Then all the rulers came to Jeremiah, questioning him: and he gave them an answer in the words the king had given him orders to say. So they said nothing more to him; for the thing was not made public.

  • Isa 37:14
    73%

    14And Hezekiah took the letter from the hands of those who had come with it; and after reading it, Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, opening the letter there before the Lord,

  • Jer 21:11
    73%

    11About the family of the king of Judah. Give ear to the word of the Lord;

  • 2 Kgs 22:8
    72%

    8Then Hilkiah, the chief priest, said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. So Hilkiah gave it to Shaphan;

  • Jer 26:1
    72%

    1When Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, first became king, this word came from the Lord, saying,

  • Jer 29:3
    72%

    3By the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,) saying,

  • Jer 29:29
    72%

    29And Zephaniah the priest made clear to Jeremiah the prophet what was said in the letter, reading it to him.

  • 2 Chr 36:8
    72%

    8Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and the disgusting things he did, and all there is to be said against him, are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place.

  • Jer 26:22
    72%

    22And Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt.

  • 2 Kgs 18:18
    72%

    18And they sent for the king, and Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them.