Jeremiah
Jeremiah 36:5–6
5Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD; 6so you are to go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting, and in the hearing of the people you are to read the words of the LORD from the scroll you have written at my dictation. Read them in the hearing of all the people of Judah who are coming from their cities.
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Jeremiah 36:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| commanded | וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה | way·ṣaw·weh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| Baruch | בָּר֖וּךְ | bā·rūḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1263 Baruk |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am restricted | עָצ֔וּר | ‘ā·ṣūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H6113 restrain, retain |
| I cannot | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| enter | לָב֖וֹא | lā·ḇō·w | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Jeremiah 36:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so you | אַתָּ֡ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are to go | וּבָאתָ֣ | ū·ḇā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| on a day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of fasting | צ֑וֹם | ṣō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H6685 fasting, fast |
| and in the hearing | בְּאָזְנֵ֥י | bə·’ā·zə·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct | H241 ear |
| of the people | הָעָ֛ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| you are to read | וְקָרָ֣אתָ | wə·qā·rā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the words | דִּבְרֵ֨י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| from the scroll | בַמְּגִלָּ֣ה | ḇam·mə·ḡil·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4039 roll |
| you have written | כָּתַֽבְתָּ־ | kā·ṯaḇ·tā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3789 write |
| at my dictation | מִפִּי֩ | mip·pî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6310 mouth |
| Read them | תִּקְרָאֵֽם׃ | tiq·rā·’êm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| in the hearing | בְּאָזְנֵ֧י | bə·’ā·zə·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct | H241 ear |
| of all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֛ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| who are coming | הַבָּאִ֥ים | hab·bā·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from their cities | מֵעָרֵיהֶ֖ם | mê·‘ā·rê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5892 excitement |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 36:5 Jeremiah 32:2 · Jeremiah 33:1 · 2 Corinthians 11:23
Jeremiah 36:6 Jeremiah 36:8–9 · Leviticus 16:29–31 · Jeremiah 26:2 · Jeremiah 7:2 · Jeremiah 22:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.