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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 36:26

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.

Ver. 26. But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech.] Or, The king's son, whom he might employ against these two servants of God; as once the King of France sent his son and heir with an army against the Waldenses. It is not for nothing, therefore, that the curse is denounced against Jehoiakim and his posterity. Jer 36:30-31

But the Lord hid them,] i.e., He provided for them a hiding place in some good man's house, and there safeguarded them from these bloodhounds who hunted after their precious lives. There is no fence but flight, nor counsel but concealment, to secure an innocent subject against an enraged sovereign.

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See also Jeremiah 36:26 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Jeremiah 36:26. _BUT THE LORD HID THEM._] They had, at the counsel of some of the princes, hidden themselves, Jeremiah 36:19. And now, though a diligent search was made, the Lord did not permit...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HAMMELECH - Either a proper name or a prince of the blood royal (see the margin; Jeremiah 38:6; 1 Kings 22:26)....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 36 The Indestructibility of the Word of God _ 1. The writing of the roll (Jeremiah 36:1) _ 2. The reading of the roll (Jeremiah 36:4) 3. The king cuts and burns the roll (Jeremiah 36

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH 36. THE WRITING OF THE ROLL. This chapter narrates how the oral prophecies of Jeremiah were first put into writing (604 B.C.). The account is obviously important for the criticism of this boo...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HAMMELECH. the king. Compare Jeremiah 38:6. 1Ki 22:26. 2 Kings 11:1; 2 Kings 11:2.Zephaniah 1:8....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    See introd. summary to the ch....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the king's son_ mg. (less well) _the son of Hammelech_. It probably means simply one of the royal house. So in Jeremiah 38:6. See A. B. Davidson on Zephaniah 1:8 (C.B.)....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. The Word Attacked Jeremiah 36:20-26 TRANSLATION (20) Then they went unto the king in the court, having deposited the scroll in the chamber of Elisham a the scribe, and they report all the words to...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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. JER...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    36:26 Hammelech, (b-9) Or 'son of the king;' one of the royal family. see ch. 38.6....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE COLLECTION OF JEREMIAH'S PROPHECIES INTO A VOLUME (4TH AND 5TH YEARS OF JEHOIAKIM) The prophecies concerning Israel and Judah are now ended, and we have here the record of t...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BUT THE KING COMMANDED JERAHMEEL... — Instead of “the son of Hammelech,” we have to read, if we take the usual meaning of the words, “the king’s son,” as, indeed, the LXX. rightly renders it. The term...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְצַוֶּ֣ה הַ֠ מֶּלֶךְ אֶת ־יְרַחְמְאֵ֨ל בּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER III THE ROLL Jeremiah 36:1 "Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee."- Jeremiah 36:2 THE incidents which form so large a proportion of the c...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A VAIN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY GOD'S WORD Jeremiah 36:1-32 These written words had been directly given from God, Jeremiah 36:18. The fast was instituted to seek divine help in the approaching conflict wit...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter constitutes an interpolation in the chronological order of Jeremiah's prophesying. In detail it tells the story of the writing of the words of Jeremiah in a book to which he had incidenta...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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 (n) hid them. ...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Hid them, and prevented any one from betraying them. (Calmet) --- He did not remove them to a place different from what they had chosen by his direction. (Worthington)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It should seem,, that Baruch made great use of this roll, and read in it to the people continually! For it was in the fourth year of Jehoiakim that he wrote it, and began to read it; and here we find...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Here is described the madness of the king, which was so great, that he vented his rage against the Prophet and his scribe; and he chose no doubt those whom he thought to be most ready to obey him. He...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Chapter 36 furnishes us with another example of the obstinacy with which the kings of Judah despised the call and the testimony of God. Jeremiah was shut up; but God can never fail in means to address...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT THE KING COMMANDED JERAHMEEL THE SON OF HAMMELECH,.... Or, "the king's son", as the Targum; though it rather seems to be the proper name of a person, one of the king's servants; since it is not pr...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Nevertheless, Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah had made intercession_, &c. These three princes appear to have had a greater dread of God upon their hearts than the rest, for, so far as they durst, the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE ROLL DESTROYED AND REWRITTEN...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    But the king commanded Jerahmeel, the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shele-miah, the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch, the scribe, and Jeremiah, the prophet, that is, to arrest the...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    OF HAMMELECH: Or, of the king...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    20-32 Those who despise the word of God, will soon show, as this king did, that they hate it; and, like him, they would wish it destroyed. See what enmity there is against God in the carnal mind, and...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    The king was not satisfied with burning the roll, but gives order to apprehend both Jeremiah and Baruch, and commandeth the three persons named in this verse to do it; but God by his providence kept t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 36:26 king H4428 commanded H6680 (H8762) Jerahmeel H3396 kings H4429 son H1121 Seraiah H8304 son H1121

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH WRITES OUT HIS PROPHECIES IN WRITTEN FORM AND COMMITS THEM TO BARUCH WHO READS THEM OUT IN THE TEMPLE. THE SCROLL EVENTUALLY REACHES JEHOIAKIM WHO DEMONSTRATES HIS CONTEMPT FOR THE PROPHET BY...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jeremiah's writing in the days of Jehoiakim. Reading on the fast day. Burning of the roll and orders to persecute Jeremiah. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah, Jehoiakim, Josiah, Baruch, Gemariah, M...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Jeremiah 36:1. _The fourth year of Jehoiakim._ Though this chapter seems out of its place, yet it may not be so, but may be a reference to past events. Jeremiah 36:2. _Take thee a roll of a book._ Anc...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _But the Lord hid him._ HIDDEN, BUT RADIANT “The Lord hid him.” What that precisely means it is impossible to say: Was there a John of Gaunt for this Wycliff, an Elector of Saxony for this Luther? Di...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _He cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth until an the ton was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth _ THE BURNT ROLL I. The incidents connected with the t...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—“_Fourth of Jehoiakim._” See Note on chap. 25. 2. NATIONAL AFFAIRS.—Jehoiakim was at that time vassal of Pharoah-Necho; but Nebuchadnezzar...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    CHAPTERS 36-38. NARRATIVE OF EVENTS PRECEDING THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM. Jeremiah 36:1. THE ROLL OF PROPHECY DESTROYED BY JEHOIAK

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    This time shall we turn to Jeremiah chapter 36 as we continue our journey through the Word of God towards heaven. Now as we have pointed out, the prophecies of Jeremiah are not in chronological order...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE WORD OF THE LORD Jeremiah 36:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We want to show you how it was that Jeremiah spoke not his own words, but the words of the Lord. In order to do this, we want to place before y...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Hid them — God by his providence kept them both out of their hands; directing them to find such a place of recess as the kings messengers could not find out....

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