Jeremiah 36 · Verse 11

Jeremiah 36:11

When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,
Jeremiah 36:11, King James Version

Jeremiah 36:11 in other translations

BSBWhen Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,
WEBWhen Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the LORD’s words,
ASVAnd when Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of Jehovah,
YLTAnd Michaiah son of Gemariah, son of Shaphan, heareth all the words of Jehovah from off the book,
DARBYAnd Micah the son of Gemariah the son of Shaphan heard out of the book all the words of Jehovah;
BBEAnd Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, after hearing all the words of the Lord from the book,
WebsterWhen Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,

What does Jeremiah 36:11 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 36:9-19

Shows of piety and devotion may be found even among those, who, though they keep up forms of godliness, are strangers and enemies to the power of it. The princes patiently attended the reading of the whole book. They were in great fear. But even those who are convinced to the truth and importance of what they hear, and are disposed to favour those who preach it, often have difficulties and reserves about their…

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Jeremiah 36:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֠יִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'and he heardH8085
מִכָ֨יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huMicaiahH4321
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
גְּמַרְיָ֧הוּge.mar.Ya.huGemariahH1587
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
שָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanShaphanH8227
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom onH5921
הַסֵּֽפֶר\׃ha.Se.ferthe scrollH5612

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Cross references for Jeremiah 36:11

  • 2 Kings 22:12-14

    And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying, Go ye, enquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:20

    And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,

  • Jeremiah 36:10

    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.

  • 2 Kings 25:22

    And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.

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Shaphan.
10; 2Ki 22:12-14; 25:22; 2Ch 34:20

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Context

  • Jeremiah 36:10

    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.

  • Jeremiah 36:11

    When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,

  • 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.

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Jeremiah 36:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Michêas hijo de Gemarías, hijo de Saphán, habiendo oído del libro todas las palabras de Jehová,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Michée, fils de Guemaria, fils de Shaphan, entendit du livre toutes les paroles de l’ Éternel;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Mikaja, der Sohn Gemarjas, des Sohnes Schaphans, hörte alle Worte Jehovas aus dem Buche,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque audisset Michæas filius Gamariæ filii Saphan omnes sermones Domini ex libro,