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Jeremiah 36:21

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 36:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll; and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes that stood beside the king.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll; and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes that stood beside the king.
Jeremiah 36:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 36

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.
19Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye are.
20And they went in to the king into the court; but they had laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told all the words in the ears of the king.
21So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll; and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes that stood beside the king.
22Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month: and [there was a fire in] the brazier burning before him.
23And it came to pass, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that [the king] cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.
24And they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll, etc.] The same person the princes sent to Baruch to come to them, and bring the roll with him, (<243614>Jeremiah 36:14). This the king did, out of curiosity, and to satisfy himself of the truth of what the princes said; and by this it appears they had told him of the roll, which contained what they had given him a summary of, and where it was: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber; or, “out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe”; who knew where it was, being present at the reading of it in the secretary’s office, and saw where it was laid; or, however, was directed by the secretary where it was, and might have the key of the chest or…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“sent Jehudi--Note how unbelievers flee from God, and yet seek Him through some kind of involuntary impulse [CALVIN]. Jehudi seems to have been the king's ready tool for evil.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“36:21 Jehudi was well educated, and was perhaps a scribe. Only the elite were trained to read and write.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jehudi: Jer 36:14 And Jehudi: Jer 36:15, Jer 23:28, Jer 26:2; Kg2 22:10; Ch2 34:18; Eze 2:4, Eze 2:5 Jeremiah 36:22”
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