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Jeremiah 36

In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: Take a scroll and write on it all the words I've spoken to you about Israel and about Judah and about all the nations, from the day I spoke to you in the days of Josiah right up to today. Maybe the people of Judah will hear all the troub

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Baruch writes the scroll

In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: Take a scroll and write on it all the words I've spoken to you about Israel and about Judah and about all the nations, from the day I spoke to you in the days of Josiah right up to today. Maybe the people of Judah will hear all the trouble I'm planning to do to them, so each man turns back from his wicked way — and I'll forgive their wrongdoing and their sin. So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from Jeremiah's mouth on a scroll all the words of the LORD that he'd spoken to him. And Jeremiah ordered Baruch: I'm shut in. I can't go into the house of the LORD. So you go and read from the scroll you wrote from my mouth the words of the LORD, in the ears of the people in the house of the LORD on a fast day. And read them in the ears of all Judah who come in from their cities. Maybe their pleading will come before the LORD and each man will turn back from his wicked way. Because the anger and the fury the LORD has spoken against this people are great. And Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet ordered him, reading the words of the LORD from the book in the house of the LORD. In the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, they called a fast before the LORD for all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came in from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem. Then Baruch read the words of Jeremiah from the book in the house of the LORD, in the room of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD's house, in the ears of all the people. And Michaiah son of Gemariah son of Shaphan heard all the words of the LORD from the book. And he went down to the king's house, into the scribe's room, and there were all the officials sitting — Elishama the scribe and Delaiah son of Shemaiah and Elnathan son of Achbor and Gemariah son of Shaphan and Zedekiah son of Hananiah and all the officials. And Michaiah told them all the words he'd heard when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people. So all the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah son of Shelemiah son of Cushi to Baruch: Take the scroll you read in the ears of the people and come. So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them. And they said to him: Sit down, please, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears. And when they'd heard all the words, they looked at each other in fear and said to Baruch: We'll have to tell the king all these words. And they asked Baruch: Tell us now, how did you write all these words — from his mouth? And Baruch said to them: He spoke all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them in the book with ink. Then the officials said to Baruch: Go and hide, you and Jeremiah, and don't let anyone know where you are.

In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: Take a scroll and write on it all the words I've spoken to you about Israel and about Judah and about all the nations, from the day I spoke to you in the days of Josiah right up to today. Maybe the house of Judah will hear all the trouble I'm planning to do to them, so each man turns back from his wicked way — and I'll forgive their wrongdoing and their sin. So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from Jeremiah's mouth on a scroll all the words of the Lord that he'd spoken to him. And Jeremiah ordered Baruch: I'm shut in. I can't go into the house of the Lord. So you go and read from the scroll you wrote from my mouth the words of the Lord, in the ears of the people in the house of the Lord on a fast day. And read them in the ears of all Judah who come in from their towns. Maybe their pleading will come in front of the Lord and each man will turn back from his wicked way. Because the anger and the fury the Lord has spoken against this people are great. And Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet ordered him, reading the words of the Lord from the book in the house of the Lord. In the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, they called a fast in front of the Lord for all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came in from the towns of Judah to Jerusalem. Then Baruch read the words of Jeremiah from the book in the house of the Lord, in the room of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord's house, in the ears of all the people. And Micaiah son of Gemariah son of Shaphan heard all the words of the Lord from the book. And he went down to the king's house, into the scribe's room, and there were all the officials sitting — Elishama the scribe and Delaiah son of Shemaiah and Elnathan son of Akbor and Gemariah son of Shaphan and Zedekiah son of Hananiah and all the officials. And Micaiah told them all the words he'd heard when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people. So all the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah son of Shelemiah son of Cushi to Baruch: Take the scroll you read in the ears of the people and come. So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them. And they said to him: Sit down, please, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears. And when they'd heard all the words, they looked at each other in fear and said to Baruch: We'll have to tell the king all these words. And they asked Baruch: Tell us now, how did you write all these words — from his mouth? And Baruch said to them: He spoke all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them in the book with ink. Then the officials said to Baruch: Go and hide, you and Jeremiah, and don't let anyone know where you are.

And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day. It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book. And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD: Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD’s house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people. 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. And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem. Then read Baruch in 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 higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD’s house, in the ears of all the people. When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD, Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even 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 princes. Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people. Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them. And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears. Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words. And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth? Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book. Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.

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In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

Plain English

In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

2

Take a scroll and write on it all the words I've spoken to you about Israel and about Judah and about all the nations, from the day I spoke to you in the days of Josiah right up to today.

King James Version, 1611

Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.

3

Maybe the people of Judah will hear all the trouble I'm planning to do to them, so each man turns back from his wicked way — and I'll forgive their wrongdoing and their sin.

Plain English

Maybe the house of Judah will hear all the trouble I'm planning to do to them, so each man turns back from his wicked way — and I'll forgive their wrongdoing and their sin.

King James Version, 1611

It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

4

So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from Jeremiah's mouth on a scroll all the words of the LORD that he'd spoken to him.

Plain English

So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote from Jeremiah's mouth on a scroll all the words of the Lord that he'd spoken to him.

King James Version, 1611

Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.

5

And Jeremiah ordered Baruch: I'm shut in. I can't go into the house of the LORD.

Plain English

And Jeremiah ordered Baruch: I'm shut in. I can't go into the house of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:

6

So you go and read from the scroll you wrote from my mouth the words of the LORD, in the ears of the people in the house of the LORD on a fast day. And read them in the ears of all Judah who come in from their cities.

Plain English

So you go and read from the scroll you wrote from my mouth the words of the Lord, in the ears of the people in the house of the Lord on a fast day. And read them in the ears of all Judah who come in from their towns.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD’s house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.

7

Maybe their pleading will come before the LORD and each man will turn back from his wicked way. Because the anger and the fury the LORD has spoken against this people are great.

Plain English

Maybe their pleading will come in front of the Lord and each man will turn back from his wicked way. Because the anger and the fury the Lord has spoken against this people are great.

King James Version, 1611

It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people.

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And Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet ordered him, reading the words of the LORD from the book in the house of the LORD.

Plain English

And Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet ordered him, reading the words of the Lord from the book in the house of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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.

9

In the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, they called a fast before the LORD for all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came in from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem.

Plain English

In the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, they called a fast in front of the Lord for all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came in from the towns of Judah to Jerusalem.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.

10

Then Baruch read the words of Jeremiah from the book in the house of the LORD, in the room of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD's house, in the ears of all the people.

Plain English

Then Baruch read the words of Jeremiah from the book in the house of the Lord, in the room of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper court at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord's house, in the ears of all the people.

King James Version, 1611

Then read Baruch in 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 higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD’s house, in the ears of all the people.

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And Michaiah son of Gemariah son of Shaphan heard all the words of the LORD from the book.

Plain English

And Micaiah son of Gemariah son of Shaphan heard all the words of the Lord from the book.

King James Version, 1611

When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,

12

And he went down to the king's house, into the scribe's room, and there were all the officials sitting — Elishama the scribe and Delaiah son of Shemaiah and Elnathan son of Achbor and Gemariah son of Shaphan and Zedekiah son of Hananiah and all the officials.

Plain English

And he went down to the king's house, into the scribe's room, and there were all the officials sitting — Elishama the scribe and Delaiah son of Shemaiah and Elnathan son of Akbor and Gemariah son of Shaphan and Zedekiah son of Hananiah and all the officials.

King James Version, 1611

Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even 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 princes.

13

And Michaiah told them all the words he'd heard when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

Plain English

And Micaiah told them all the words he'd heard when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

King James Version, 1611

Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

14

So all the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah son of Shelemiah son of Cushi to Baruch: Take the scroll you read in the ears of the people and come. So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and came to them.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.

15

And they said to him: Sit down, please, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

King James Version, 1611

And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

16

And when they'd heard all the words, they looked at each other in fear and said to Baruch: We'll have to tell the king all these words.

King James Version, 1611

Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

17

And they asked Baruch: Tell us now, how did you write all these words — from his mouth?

King James Version, 1611

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

18

And Baruch said to them: He spoke all these words to me with his mouth, and I wrote them in the book with ink.

King James Version, 1611

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

19

Then the officials said to Baruch: Go and hide, you and Jeremiah, and don't let anyone know where you are.

King James Version, 1611

Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.

The king burns the scroll

And they went in to the king in the court, and they'd put the scroll away in the room of Elishama the scribe. And they told all the words in the ears of the king. So the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he got it out of the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the officials standing round the king. Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him. Whenever Jehudi had read three or four leaves, the king cut them with the penknife and threw them into the fire on the hearth, until the whole scroll was consumed in the fire. And they weren't frightened and didn't tear their clothes — not the king or any of his servants who heard all these words. Even so, Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had pleaded with the king not to burn the scroll, and he wouldn't listen to them. And the king ordered Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.

And they went in to the king in the court, and they'd put the scroll away in the room of Elishama the scribe. And they told all the words in the ears of the king. So the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he got it out of the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the officials standing round the king. Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth in front of him. And when Jehudi had read three or four columns, the king cut them off with a scribe's knife and threw them in the fire on the hearth, till the whole scroll was finished in the fire on the hearth. And they weren't frightened and didn't tear their clothes — not the king or any of his servants who heard all these words. Even so, Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had pleaded with the king not to burn the scroll, and he wouldn't listen to them. And the king ordered Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the Lord had hidden them.

And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king. So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king. Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them. But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.

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And they went in to the king in the court, and they'd put the scroll away in the room of Elishama the scribe. And they told all the words in the ears of the king.

King James Version, 1611

And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.

21

So the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he got it out of the room of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the officials standing round the king.

King James Version, 1611

So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

22

Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him.

Plain English

Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth in front of him.

King James Version, 1611

Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

23

Whenever Jehudi had read three or four leaves, the king cut them with the penknife and threw them into the fire on the hearth, until the whole scroll was consumed in the fire.

Plain English

And when Jehudi had read three or four columns, the king cut them off with a scribe's knife and threw them in the fire on the hearth, till the whole scroll was finished in the fire on the hearth.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

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And they weren't frightened and didn't tear their clothes — not the king or any of his servants who heard all these words.

King James Version, 1611

Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

25

Even so, Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had pleaded with the king not to burn the scroll, and he wouldn't listen to them.

King James Version, 1611

Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

26

And the king ordered Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.

Plain English

And the king ordered Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the Lord had hidden them.

King James Version, 1611

But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.

Another scroll

Then the LORD spoke to Jeremiah, after the king had burnt the scroll and the words Baruch wrote from Jeremiah's mouth: Take another scroll and write on it all the earlier words that were on the first scroll, the one Jehoiakim king of Judah burnt. And say to Jehoiakim king of Judah: This is what the LORD says. You've burnt this scroll and said, Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon will definitely come and destroy this land and destroy man and beast in it? So this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He won't have a man to sit on David's throne. And his dead body will be thrown out to the heat by day and the frost by night. And I'll deal with him and his offspring and his servants for their wrongdoing. And I'll bring on them and on the people of Jerusalem and on the men of Judah all the trouble I've spoken against them — and they didn't listen. So Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah the scribe, and he wrote on it from Jeremiah's mouth all the words of the book Jehoiakim king of Judah had burnt in the fire. And many more words like them were added.

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after the king had burnt the scroll and the words Baruch wrote from Jeremiah's mouth: Take another scroll and write on it all the earlier words that were on the first scroll, the one Jehoiakim king of Judah burnt. And say to Jehoiakim king of Judah: This is what the Lord says. You've burnt this scroll and said, Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon will definitely come and wreck this land and finish off man and beast in it? So this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He won't have a man to sit on David's throne. And his dead body will be thrown out to the heat by day and the frost by night. And I'll deal with him and his offspring and his servants for their wrongdoing. And I'll bring on them and on the people of Jerusalem and on the men of Judah all the trouble I've spoken against them — and they didn't listen. So Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah the scribe, and he wrote on it from Jeremiah's mouth all the words of the book Jehoiakim king of Judah had burnt in the fire. And plenty more words like them were added.

Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying, Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned. And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast? Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not. 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.

27

Then the LORD spoke to Jeremiah, after the king had burnt the scroll and the words Baruch wrote from Jeremiah's mouth:

Plain English

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after the king had burnt the scroll and the words Baruch wrote from Jeremiah's mouth:

King James Version, 1611

Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,

28

Take another scroll and write on it all the earlier words that were on the first scroll, the one Jehoiakim king of Judah burnt.

King James Version, 1611

Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.

29

And say to Jehoiakim king of Judah: This is what the LORD says. You've burnt this scroll and said, Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon will definitely come and destroy this land and destroy man and beast in it?

Plain English

And say to Jehoiakim king of Judah: This is what the Lord says. You've burnt this scroll and said, Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon will definitely come and wreck this land and finish off man and beast in it?

King James Version, 1611

And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?

30

So this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He won't have a man to sit on David's throne. And his dead body will be thrown out to the heat by day and the frost by night.

Plain English

So this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He won't have a man to sit on David's throne. And his dead body will be thrown out to the heat by day and the frost by night.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

31

And I'll deal with him and his offspring and his servants for their wrongdoing. And I'll bring on them and on the people of Jerusalem and on the men of Judah all the trouble I've spoken against them — and they didn't listen.

King James Version, 1611

And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not.

32

So Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah the scribe, and he wrote on it from Jeremiah's mouth all the words of the book Jehoiakim king of Judah had burnt in the fire. And many more words like them were added.

Plain English

So Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah the scribe, and he wrote on it from Jeremiah's mouth all the words of the book Jehoiakim king of Judah had burnt in the fire. And plenty more words like them were added.

King James Version, 1611

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.