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Jeremiah 36:8
So 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Baruch son of Neriah acts in the house of the LORD during a national fast proclaimed in the ninth month of Jehoiakim’s fifth year. He executes the prophet’s instructions before the gathered people of Jerusalem and Judah.
The words — וַ/יַּ֗עַשׂ (va/i.Ya.'as) translates as "and he did," while צִוָּ֖/הוּ (tzi.Va./hu) means "he had commanded him." These terms anchor the verse in immediate compliance with prophetic instruction.
The thread — The sequence of divine command and human execution echoes Jeremiah 1:17, where the prophet is told to stand and speak without fear. The public reading from a scroll later finds a structural parallel in Nehemiah 8:3.
Why it lands — The text demands precise obedience to revealed instruction and the disciplined public proclamation of divine words. It requires a reader to act on command without alteration or delay.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the Lord in the Lord’s house.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 1:17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
- Nehemiah 8:3 So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
- 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.
- Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Luke 4:16 Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
- 1 Corinthians 16:10 If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
- Philippians 2:19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.