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Jeremiah 36:32
Then 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah directs his scribe Baruch to produce a replacement scroll after King Jehoiakim burns the original. This event occurs during Jehoiakim’s reign, immediately following God’s declaration of coming judgment on Judah and Jerusalem.
The words — מְגִלָּה אַחֶרֶת (m'gilah acheret) translates literally to "another scroll," indicating the physical replacement of the destroyed document. לָקַח (laqach) means "he took," describing Jeremiah’s immediate action to secure the prophetic record.
The thread — The process of prophetic dictation and scroll production recurs in Jeremiah 36:4 and 36:18. The pattern of God placing words into a human spokesperson aligns with Exodus 4:15.
Why it lands — The text states that a burned scroll is replaced and expanded with similar words. This requires the reader to acknowledge that human destruction cannot erase divine revelation and demands reliance on the preserved message rather than earthly opposition.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 36:4 So 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.
- Jeremiah 36:18 “It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
- Exodus 4:15 You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.
- Exodus 34:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.
- Leviticus 26:18 And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.
- Leviticus 26:21 If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
- Leviticus 26:24 then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
- Leviticus 26:28 then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
- Jeremiah 36:23 And 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.
- Daniel 3:19 At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,