Jeremiah 36:18

What does Jeremiah 36:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 36:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.17And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

v.18This passage

v.19Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye are.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 36:4

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

  • Jeremiah 36:2

    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.

  • Jeremiah 43:2

    then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: Jehovah our God hath not sent thee to say, Ye shall not go into Egypt to sojourn there;

  • Proverbs 26:4

    Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

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