Jeremiah 36:25
New International Version
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

New Living Translation
Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll, he wouldn’t listen.

English Standard Version
Even when Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

Berean Standard Bible
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

King James Bible
Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

New King James Version
Nevertheless Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah implored the king not to burn the scroll; but he would not listen to them.

New American Standard Bible
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

NASB 1995
Even though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah pleaded with the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

NASB 1977
Even though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah entreated the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

Legacy Standard Bible
Even though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah interceded with the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

Amplified Bible
Even though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah pleaded with the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

Christian Standard Bible
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah had urged the king not to burn the scroll, he did not listen to them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah had urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

American Standard Version
Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll; but he would not hear them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Also Elithan and Gamariah and Daliah asked of the King that he would not burn the scroll in fire, and he did not listen to them

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But Elnathan and Godolias suggested to the king that he should burn the roll.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But yet Elnathan, and Dalaias, and Gamarias spoke to the king, not to burn. the book: and he heard them not.

English Revised Version
Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he refused to listen to them.

Good News Translation
Although Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll, he paid no attention to them.

International Standard Version
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had entreated the king not to burn the roll; but he would not hear them.

Literal Standard Version
And also Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah have interceded with the king not to burn the scroll, and he has not listened to them.

Majority Standard Bible
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

New American Bible
And though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

NET Bible
The king did not even listen to Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah, who had urged him not to burn the scroll.

New Revised Standard Version
Even when Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.

New Heart English Bible
Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the scroll; but he would not hear them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

World English Bible
Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the scroll; but he would not listen to them.

Young's Literal Translation
And also Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah have interceded with the king not to burn the roll, and he hath not hearkened unto them.

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Context
King Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll
24Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments. 25Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. 26Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.…

Cross References
Acts 5:34
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

Genesis 37:22
"Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him." Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.

Genesis 37:26
Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

Jeremiah 26:16
Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, "This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!"

Jeremiah 36:10
From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.

Jeremiah 36:12
he went down to the scribe's chamber in the king's palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.


Treasury of Scripture

Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

Elnathan.

Jeremiah 36:12
Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

Jeremiah 26:22
And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

made.

Jeremiah 13:15-17
Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken…

Genesis 37:22,26-28
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again…

Matthew 27:4,25,25
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that

but.

Proverbs 21:29
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

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Jeremiah 36
1. Jeremiah causes Baruch to write his prophesy,
5. and publicly to read it.
11. The princes, having intelligence thereof by Michaiah,
14. send Jehudi to fetch the roll and read it.
19. They will Baruch to hide himself and Jeremiah.
20. The king, Jehoiakim, being certified thereof, hears part of it and burns the roll.
27. Jeremiah denounces his judgment.
32. Baruch writes a new copy.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Even though
וְגַם֩ (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

Elnathan,
אֶלְנָתָ֨ן (’el·nā·ṯān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 494: Elnathan -- 'God has given', the name of several Israelites

Delaiah,
וּדְלָיָ֤הוּ (ū·ḏə·lā·yā·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1806: Delaiah -- 'Yah has drawn', five Israelites

and Gemariah
וּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙ (ū·ḡə·mar·yā·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1587: Gemariah -- 'Yah has accomplished', two Israelites

had urged
הִפְגִּ֣עוּ (hip̄·gi·‘ū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity

the king
בַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ḇam·me·leḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

not
לְבִלְתִּ֥י (lə·ḇil·tî)
Preposition-l
Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

to burn
שְׂרֹ֖ף (śə·rōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8313: To be, on fire

the scroll,
הַמְּגִלָּ֑ה (ham·mə·ḡil·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4039: A scroll

he would not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

listen
שָׁמַ֖ע (šā·ma‘)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

to them.
אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to


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