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Jeremiah 36:26
Instead, 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The unnamed king issues a direct order to three officials to arrest Baruch and Jeremiah immediately after refusing the pleas of Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah.
The words — וַ/יְצַוֶּ֣ה (va/y.tza.Veh) = and he commanded [H6680]; הַ֠/מֶּלֶךְ (Ha./Me.lekh) = the king [H4428]; שְׂרָיָ֣הוּ (se.ra.Ya.hu) = Seraiah [H8304]. These terms record the royal command and name the officials tasked with the arrest.
The thread — This pursuit of prophets parallels the hiding and protection narratives in 1 Kings 17:3, 1 Kings 19:1, and 1 Kings 19:10.
Why it lands — The text states that the LORD had hidden the messengers, demonstrating divine protection over human authority. The verse demands recognition that God's preservation operates independently of royal decrees.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 17:3 “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
- 1 Kings 19:1 Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
- 1 Kings 19:10 “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
- 1 Kings 19:14 “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
- Psalms 91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 27:5 For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
- Psalms 64:2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
- Isaiah 26:20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
- Acts 12:11 Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
- 1 Kings 18:4 for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)