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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 36:10 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 36:10 |
Strong Concordance |
Then read [07121] Baruch [01263] in the book [05612] the words [01697] of Jeremiah [03414] in the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], in the chamber [03957] of Gemariah [01587] the son [01121] of Shaphan [08227] the scribe [05608], in the higher [05945] court [02691], at the entry [06607] of the new [02319] gate [08179] of the LORD'S [03068] house [01004], in the ears [0241] of all the people [05971]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
chamber--Baruch read from the window or balcony of the chamber looking into the court where the people were assembled. However, some of the chambers were large enough to contain a considerable number (Neh 13:5).
Gemariah--distinct from the Gemariah, son of Hilkiah, in Jer 29:3.
Shaphan--the same person as in Kg2 22:3.
scribe--secretary of state, or he who presided over the public records.
higher court--that of the priests, the court of the people being lower (Ch2 4:9).
new gate-- (Jer 26:10). The east gate. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Gemariah seems to have inherited his father's office of public scribe or secretary of state (see Kg2 22:3). As brother of Ahikam, he would be favorable to Jeremiah.
The higher court - The inner court; into which it was not lawful for the people to enter, but the chamber probably itself formed one of its sides, and could be approached from the outer court. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Then read - Most likely out of some window, or balcony, the people being below, and hearing it. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| In the chamber of Gemariah - He was one of the princes of Judah. See Jer 36:12. |
10 When the princes [08269] of Judah [03063] heard [08085] these things [01697], then they came up [05927] from the king's [04428] house [01004] unto the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and sat down [03427] in the entry [06607] of the new [02319] gate [08179] of the LORD'S [03068] house.
9 Furthermore he made [06213] the court [02691] of the priests [03548], and the great [01419] court [05835], and doors [01817] for the court [05835], and overlaid [06823] the doors [01817] of them with brass [05178].
3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth [08083] [06240] year [08141] of king [04428] Josiah [02977], that the king [04428] sent [07971] Shaphan [08227] the son [01121] of Azaliah [0683], the son [01121] of Meshullam [04918], the scribe [05608], to the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], saying [0559],
3 By the hand [03027] of Elasah [0501] the son [01121] of Shaphan [08227], and Gemariah [01587] the son [01121] of Hilkiah [02518], (whom Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063] sent [07971] unto Babylon [0894] to Nebuchadnezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894]) saying [0559],
5 And he had prepared [06213] for him a great [01419] chamber [03957], where aforetime [06440] they laid [05414] the meat offerings [04503], the frankincense [03828], and the vessels [03627], and the tithes [04643] of the corn [01715], the new wine [08492], and the oil [03323], which was commanded [04687] to be given to the Levites [03881], and the singers [07891], and the porters [07778]; and the offerings [08641] of the priests [03548].
3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth [08083] [06240] year [08141] of king [04428] Josiah [02977], that the king [04428] sent [07971] Shaphan [08227] the son [01121] of Azaliah [0683], the son [01121] of Meshullam [04918], the scribe [05608], to the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], saying [0559],
12 Then he went down [03381] into the king's [04428] house [01004], into the scribe's [05608] chamber [03957]: and, lo, all the princes [08269] sat [03427] there, even Elishama [0476] the scribe [05608], and Delaiah [01806] the son [01121] of Shemaiah [08098], and Elnathan [0494] the son [01121] of Achbor [05907], and Gemariah [01587] the son [01121] of Shaphan [08227], and Zedekiah [06667] the son [01121] of Hananiah [02608], and all the princes [08269].