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New American Standard Bible (1995)

Jeremiah 36:18

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Baruch;   Ink;   Jeremiah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ink;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Books;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gemariah;   Ink;   Jehoiakim;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gemariah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Baruch;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Elishama;   Elnathan;   Ink;   Jehudi;   Jeremiah;   Neriah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baruch;   Government;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Ink;   Jehoiakim;   Jeremiah;   Writing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Baruch ;   Ink, Inkhorn;   Jehoiakim ;   Jehudi ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Baruch;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ink;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Writing;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Pen;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ink;   Pen;  

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

Contextual Overview

9 Now in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the LORD. 10 Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of the New Gate of the LORD'S house, to all the people. 11 Now when Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard all the words of the LORD from the book, 12 he went down to the king's house, into the scribe's chamber. And behold, all the officials were sitting there—Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. 13 Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read from the book to the people. 14 Then all the officials sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, "Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read to the people and come." So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and went to them. 15 They said to him, "Sit down, please, and read it to us." So Baruch read it to them. 16 When they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one to another and said to Baruch, "We will surely report all these words to the king." 17 And they asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?" 18 Then Baruch said to them, "He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink on the book."

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
and Oholibamah bore Jeush and Jalam and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 36:14
These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon: she bore to Esau, Jeush and Jalam and Korah.
1 Chronicles 1:35
The sons of Esau 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.


 
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