Jeremiah 36:17

Young's Literal Translation

And they asked Baruch, saying, `Declare, we pray thee, to us, how didst thou write all these words -- from his mouth?'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you write all these words? At his dictation?”

Hebrew Names Version
They asked Barukh, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?

King James Version
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

English Standard Version
Then they asked Baruch, "Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?"

New American Standard Bible
Then they asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah's dictation?"

New Century Version
Then the officers asked Baruch, "Tell us, please, where did you get all these words you wrote on the scroll? Did you write down what Jeremiah said to you?"

Amplified Bible
And they asked Baruch, "Tell us now, how did you write all these words? At his (Jeremiah's) dictation?"

World English Bible
They asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they examined Baruch, saying, Tell vs nowe, howe diddest thou write all these wordes at his mouth?

Legacy Standard Bible
And they asked Baruch, saying, "Declare to us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?"

Berean Standard Bible
"Tell us now," they asked Baruch, "how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah's dictation?"

Contemporary English Version
"Did someone tell you what to write on this scroll?"

Complete Jewish Bible
Then they asked Barukh, "Tell us now, how did you write all these words? At his dictation?"

Darby Translation
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words from his mouth?

Easy-to-Read Version
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?"

George Lamsa Translation
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, how did you write all these words at his mouth?

Good News Translation
Then they asked him, "Tell us, now, how did you come to write all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it to you?"

Lexham English Bible
Then they asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us please, how did you write all these words, from his mouth?"

Literal Translation
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, how did you write all these words? From his mouth?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they examined Baruch, sayenge: Tell vs, how didest thou wryte all these wordes out off his mouth?

American Standard Version
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

Bible in Basic English
And questioning Baruch, they said, Say now, how did you put all these words down in writing from his mouth?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they asked Baruch, saying: 'Tell us now: How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?'

King James Version (1611)
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell vs now, How diddest thou write all these words at his mouth?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they examined Baruch, saying: Tell vs, howe diddest thou write all these wordes out of his mouth?

English Revised Version
And they asked Baruch, saying, tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei axiden hym, and seiden, Schewe thou to vs, hou thou hast write alle these wordis of his mouth.

Update Bible Version
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How did you write all these words at his mouth?

Webster's Bible Translation
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

New English Translation
Then they asked Baruch, "How did you come to write all these words? Do they actually come from Jeremiah's mouth?"

New King James Version
And they asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us now, how did you write all these words--at his instruction?" [fn]

New Living Translation
"But first, tell us how you got these messages. Did they come directly from Jeremiah?"

New Life Bible
And they asked Baruch, "Tell us, how did you write all this? Did Jeremiah tell it to you?"

New Revised Standard
Then they questioned Baruch, "Tell us now, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then unto Baruch, put they questions saying, - Tell us, we pray thee, How, didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they asked him, saying: Tell us how didst thou write all these words from his mouth.

Revised Standard Version
Then they asked Baruch, "Tell us, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?"

THE MESSAGE
They asked Baruch, "Tell us, how did you come to write all this? Was it at Jeremiah's dictation?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us, please, how did you write all these words? Was it at his dictation?"

Contextual Overview

⁹ And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, proclaimed a fast before Jehovah have all the people in Jerusalem, and all the people who are coming in from cities of Judah to Jerusalem; ¹⁰ and Baruch readeth in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah, in the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the opening of the new gate of the house of Jehovah, in the ears of all the people. ¹¹ And Michaiah son of Gemariah, son of Shaphan, heareth all the words of Jehovah from off the book, ¹² and he goeth down [to] the house of the king, unto the chamber of the scribe, and lo, there are all the heads sitting: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan son of Acbor, and Gemariah son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the heads. ¹³ And declare to them doth Micaiah all the words that he hath heard, when Baruch readeth in the book in the ears of the people; ¹⁴ and all the heads send unto Baruch, Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, saying, `The roll in which thou hast read in the ears of the people take in thy hand, and come.' And Baruch son of Neriah taketh the roll in his hand and cometh in unto them, <sup>15</sup> and they say unto him, `Sit down, we pray thee, and read it in our ears,' and Baruch readeth in their ears, ¹⁶ and it cometh to pass, when they hear all the words, they have been afraid one at another, and say unto Baruch, `We do surely declare to the king all these words.' <sup>17</sup> And they asked Baruch, saying, `Declare, we pray thee, to us, how didst thou write all these words -- from his mouth?' ¹⁸ And Baruch saith to them, `From his mouth, he pronounceth unto me all these words, and I am writing on the book with ink.'

Bible Verse Review
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Tell: John 9:10, John 9:11, John 9:15, John 9:26, John 9:27

Reciprocal: Proverbs 26:5 - a fool Jeremiah 36:4 - wrote

Cross-References

Genesis 36:4
And Adah beareth to Esau, Eliphaz; and Bashemath hath born Reuel;

Genesis 36:13
And these [are] sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah; these were sons of Bashemath wife of Esau.

1 Chronicles 1:37
Sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they asked Baruch,.... The following question, which may seem at first sight an odd, needless, and trifling one, as some have called it:

saying, tell us now, how didst thou write all these words at his mouth? this question does not regard the manner of writing them, whether with ink or not, for that they could see with their eyes, and yet Baruch's answer seems to have respect to this, as if he so understood them; nor barely the matter of them, as whether it was the substance of what was contained in the roll that Jeremiah dictated, and that only, leaving it to Baruch to use what words he would, or whether the express words were dictated by him; but rather it seems to have regard to the possibility of doing it: by the question it appears, that Baruch had told the princes that the prophet had dictated all these things to him, and he had taken them down in writing from his mouth; now they wanted more satisfaction about the truth of this matter. It was a difficulty with them how it was possible for Jeremiah to recollect so many different discourses and prophecies, delivered at different times, and some many years ago, and so readily dictate them to Baruch, as fast as he could write them; wherefore they desire he would tell them plainly and faithfully the truth of the matter, how it was, that so they might, if they could, affirm it with certainty to the king; since, if this was really fact which he had related, these prophecies originally, and the fresh dictating of them, must be from the Spirit of God, and would certainly have their accomplishment.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The scroll might have been drawn up by Baruch from memoranda of his own without the prophet’s direct authority. The princes therefore did not ask from curiosity, but to obtain necessary information.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 36:17. How didst thou write all these words? - At his mouth? — So the text should be pointed. They wished to know whether he had not copied them, or whether he wrote as Jeremiah prophesied.