Jeremiah 36:18

Easy-to-Read Version

"Yes," Baruch answered. "Jeremiah spoke, and I wrote down all the messages with ink on this scroll."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Baruch said to them, “At his dictation. He recited all these words to me while I was writing on the scroll in ink.”

Hebrew Names Version
Then Barukh answered them, He pronounced all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

King James Version
Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

English Standard Version
Baruch answered them, "He dictated all these words to me, while I wrote them with ink on the scroll."

New American Standard Bible
And Baruch said to them, "He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink on the book."

New Century Version
"Yes," Baruch answered. "Jeremiah spoke them all to me, and I wrote them down with ink on this scroll."

Amplified Bible
Then Baruch answered them, "He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink on the scroll."

World English Bible
Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these wordes vnto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ynke in the booke.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Baruch said to them, "He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink on the book."

Berean Standard Bible
"It was at his dictation," Baruch replied. "He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll."

Contemporary English Version
"Yes, Jeremiah did," Baruch replied. "I wrote down just what he told me."

Complete Jewish Bible
Barukh answered them, "He said all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the scroll."

Darby Translation
And Baruch said unto them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote [them] with ink in the book.

George Lamsa Translation
Then Baruch answered them, Jeremiah dictated all these words to me and I wrote them with ink in the book.

Good News Translation
Baruch answered, "Jeremiah dictated every word of it to me, and I wrote it down in ink on this scroll."

Lexham English Bible
And Baruch said to them, "From his mouth. He dictated to me all these words and I was writing on the scroll with the ink."

Literal Translation
And Baruch said to them, He spoke all these words to me from his mouth, and I wrote with ink on the book.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Baruch answered them: He spake all these wordes vnto me with his mouth, and I alone was with him, and wrote them in the boke.

American Standard Version
Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

Bible in Basic English
Then Baruch, answering, said, He said all these things to me by word of mouth, and I put them down with ink in the book.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Baruch answered them: 'He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.'

King James Version (1611)
Then Baruch answered them, Hee pronounced all these words vnto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with inke in the Booke.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Baruch aunswered them: He spake all these wordes vnto me with his mouth, and I wrote them in the booke.

English Revised Version
Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Baruc seide to hem, Of his mouth he spak, as redynge to me, alle these wordis; and Y wroot in a book with enke.

Update Bible Version
Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote [them] with ink in the book.

New English Translation
Baruch answered, "Yes, they came from his own mouth. He dictated all these words to me and I wrote them down in ink on this scroll."

New King James Version
So Baruch answered them, "He proclaimed with his mouth all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink in the book."

New Living Translation
So Baruch explained, "Jeremiah dictated them, and I wrote them down in ink, word for word, on this scroll."

New Life Bible
Baruch said to them, "He told me all these words, and I wrote them down in the book."

New Revised Standard
Baruch answered them, "He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink on the scroll."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Baruch said unto them, With his own mouth, used he to proclaim unto me all these words, - and I kept on writing in the book, with ink.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Baruch said to them: With his mouth he pronounced all these words as if he were reading to me: and I wrote in a volume with ink.

Revised Standard Version
Baruch answered them, "He dictated all these words to me, while I wrote them with ink on the scroll."

Young's Literal Translation
And Baruch saith to them, `From his mouth, he pronounceth unto me all these words, and I am writing on the book with ink.'

THE MESSAGE
Baruch said, "That's right. Every word right from his own mouth. And I wrote it down, word for word, with pen and ink."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Baruch said to them, "He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink on the book."

Contextual Overview

⁹ In the ninth month of the fifth year that Jehoiakim was king, a fast was announced. All those who lived in the city of Jerusalem and everyone who had come into Jerusalem from the towns of Judah were supposed to fast before the Lord . ¹⁰ At that time Baruch read the scroll that contained Jeremiah's words. He read the scroll in the Temple of the Lord to all the people who were there. Baruch was in the room of Gemariah in the upper courtyard when he read from the scroll. That room was located at the entrance of the New Gate of the Temple. Gemariah was the son of Shaphan. Gemariah was a scribe in the Temple. ¹¹ A man named Micaiah heard all the messages from the Lord that Baruch read from the scroll. Micaiah was the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan. ¹² When Micaiah heard the messages from the scroll, he went down to the secretary's room in the king's palace. All the royal officials were sitting there in the king's palace. These are the names of the officials: Elishama the secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Acbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah; all the other royal officials were there too. ¹³ Micaiah told them everything he had heard Baruch read from the scroll. ¹⁴ Then all the officials sent a man named Jehudi to Baruch. (Jehudi was the son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah. Shelemiah was the son of Cushi.) Jehudi said to Baruch, "Bring the scroll that you read from and come with me." Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went with Jehudi to the officials. ¹⁵ Then the officials said to Baruch, "Sit down and read the scroll to us." So Baruch read the scroll to them. ¹⁶ When the royal officials heard all the messages from the scroll, they were afraid and looked at one another. They said to Baruch, "We must tell King Jehoiakim about these messages on the scroll." ¹⁷ Then the officials asked Baruch, "Tell us, Baruch, where did you get these messages that you wrote on the scroll? Did you write down what Jeremiah said to you?" ¹⁸ "Yes," Baruch answered. "Jeremiah spoke, and I wrote down all the messages with ink on this scroll."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

He: Jeremiah 36:2, Jeremiah 36:4, Jeremiah 43:2, Jeremiah 43:3, Proverbs 26:4, Proverbs 26:5

with ink: Baddeyo is rendered by some, after him; but deyo (in Chaldee and Syriac deyootha and in Welsh du) certainly denotes ink; whence are derived the Arabic dawat and deweet and Persian deeveet an ink-holder; the Syriac dayowo, and Persian div the devil. So the Alexandrian copy of the LXX has ום לוכבםי, and Vulgate atramento "with ink." Perhaps the princes supposed that Baruch had written this roll from memory; and that it was rather to be considered as his composition, than the substance of Jeremiah's prophecies; and they might ask this apparently frivolous question in order to allay the alarms excited by considering it as the word of God. But Baruch, with great simplicity, so answered their question, as to shew that he only acted as Jeremiah's amanuensis, and wrote verbatim what he had dictated.

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 36:32 - who

Cross-References

Genesis 36:5
Oholibamah had three sons: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons who were born in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 36:14
Esau's third wife was Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. (Anah was the son of Zibeon.) Esau and Oholibamah's children were Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

1 Chronicles 1:35
Esau's sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Baruch answered them,.... At once, without any hesitation, plainly and fully:

he pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth; that is, the Prophet Jeremiah delivered by word of mouth, not the substance only of this roll, but the express words of it, and everyone of them, and that clearly and distinctly, without any hesitation, or premeditation; by which it is plain it was by the Spirit of the Lord he did it; neither matter nor words were Baruch's, but were exactly as they were delivered:

and I wrote [them] with ink in the book; as they saw with their eyes, and which was the manner of writing with the Jews so early; Baruch had no further concern in this matter than to provide pen, ink, and parchment, and to make use of them as he did, just as the prophet dictated and directed him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He pronounced - He used to say aloud, he dictated. Baruch’s office was merely mechanical. He contributed nothing but hand, pen, and ink.