Bible Strands
Jeremiah 36:15
“Please sit down,” they said, “and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Judean officials address Baruch immediately after summoning him with Jeremiah’s scroll. They command him to take his seat and recite the written prophecy aloud before them.
The words — שֵׁב (shev) means “sit,” while וּקְרָאֶנָּה (uqra'enah) and וַיִּקְרָא (va-yiqra) both derive from קָרָא (qara), meaning “to read aloud.” The officials’ phrasing frames the scroll as a formal document requiring public proclamation.
The thread — The public reading of a written scroll to leaders parallels Deuteronomy 31:11 and establishes the pattern seen in Nehemiah 8:8 and Luke 4:16. This textual lineage treats written revelation as a binding record that must be audibly delivered.
Why it lands — The text requires authority figures to hear the scroll before they can act on it. It demands that readers treat prophecy as a public record that must be heard, not merely seen.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.