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Jeremiah 36:7

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 36:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “It may be they will present their supplication before Jehovah, and will return every one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that Jehovah hath pronounced against this people.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

It may be they will present their supplication before Jehovah, and will return every one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that Jehovah hath pronounced against this people.
Jeremiah 36:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 36

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4Then 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.
5And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of Jehovah:
6therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of Jehovah in the ears of the people in Jehovah`s house upon the fast-day; and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
7It may be they will present their supplication before Jehovah, and will return every one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that Jehovah hath pronounced against this people.
8And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of Jehovah in Jehovah`s house.
9Now it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, that all the people in Jerusalem, and all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem, proclaimed a fast before Jehovah.
10Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan, the scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of the new gate of Jehovah`s house, in the ears of all the people.
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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
“It may be they will present their supplication before the Lord, etc.] Or, “perhaps their supplication will fall”f688; they will present it in an humble manner before him; alluding to the prostration of their bodies, and dejection of their countenances, in prayer: and will return every man from his evil way; not only pray for mercy, but repent of sin, and reform; without which mercy is not to be expected: for great [is] the anger and fury that the Lord hath pronounced against this people; a very sore judgment, no less than the utter destruction of their city, temple, and nation.”
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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
“present . . . supplication--literally, "supplication shall fall"; alluding to the prostrate attitude of the supplicants (Deu 9:25; Mat 26:39), as petitioners fall at the feet of a king in the East. So Hebrew, Jer 38:26; Dan 9:18, Margin.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“They will present their supplication - i. e., humbly. See the margin. The phrase also contained the idea of the prayer being accepted. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“36:7 Jeremiah repeated the purpose for writing the scroll (36:3) and reading it in public. • Perhaps . . . turn from their evil ways: The people could still receive the Lord’s forgiveness and avert his anger.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“It may: Jer 36:3; Kg1 8:33-36; Ch2 33:12, Ch2 33:13; Dan 9:13; Hos 5:15, Hos 6:1, Hos 14:1-3 they will present their supplication: Heb. their supplication shall fall and will: Jer 1:3, Jer 25:5; Jon 3:8; Zac 1:4 for: Jer 4:4, Jer 16:10, Jer 19:15, Jer 21:5; Deut. 28:15-68, Deu 29:18-28; Kg2 22:13, Kg2 22:17; Ch2 34:21; Lam 4:11; Eze 5:13, Eze 8:18, Eze 13:13, Eze 20:33, Eze 22:20, Eze 24:8-13 Jeremiah 36:8”
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