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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 36:5 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 36:5 |
King James |
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD: |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| I am shut up--not in prison, for there is no account of his imprisonment under Jehoiakim, and Jer 36:19, Jer 36:26 are inconsistent with it: but, "I am prevented," namely, by some hindrance; or, through fear of the king, to whose anger Baruch was less exposed, as not being the author of the prophecy. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Shut up - Hindered from going; perhaps through fear of Jehoiakim. |
26 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.
19 Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.