Jeremiah 36 · Verse 19

Jeremiah 36:19

Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.
Jeremiah 36:19, King James Version

Jeremiah 36:19 in other translations

BSBThen the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.”
WEBThen the princes said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah go hide. Don’t let anyone know where you are.”
ASVThen said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye are.
YLTAnd the heads say unto Baruch, ‘Go, be hidden, thou and Jeremiah, and let no one know where ye are.'
DARBYAnd the princes said unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; that none may know where ye are.
BBEThen the rulers said to Baruch, Go and put yourself in a safe place, you and Jeremiah, and let no man have knowledge of where you are.
WebsterThen said the princes to Baruch, Go, hide thyself, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye are.

What does Jeremiah 36:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. Showing that they were not altogether without better feelings (compare Jr 36:16, 25).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah - They saw that the king would be displeased, and most probably seek their lives; and as they believed the prophecy was from God, they wished to save both the prophet and his scribe; but they were obliged to inform the king of what they had heard.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 36:19 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.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
הַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.Rimthe officialsH8269
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בָּר֔וּךְba.RukhBaruchH1263
לֵ֥ךְlekhgoH1980
הִסָּתֵ֖רhi.sa.Terhide yourselfH5641
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859
וְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huand JeremiahH3414
וְאִ֥ישׁve.'Ishand anyoneH376
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יֵדַ֖עye.Da'he knowH3045
אֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.Fohwhere?H375
אַתֶּֽם\׃'a.Tem[are] youH859

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 36:19

  • 1 Kings 17:3

    Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.

  • 1 Kings 18:4

    For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

  • Jeremiah 26:20-24

    And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath–jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah: And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt; And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. …

  • 1 Kings 18:10

    As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:15

    Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?

  • Amos 7:12

    Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

  • Acts 5:40

    And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

  • Proverbs 28:12

    When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

  • Luke 13:31

    The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

  • Acts 23:16-22

    And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me? …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
26; 26:20-24; 1Ki 17:3; 18:4,10; 2Ch 25:15; Pr 28:12; Am 7:12
Lu 13:31; Ac 5:40; 23:16-22

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Context

  • Jeremiah 36:18

    Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

  • Jeremiah 36:19

    Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.

  • Jeremiah 36:20

    And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.

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Jeremiah 36:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces dijeron los príncipes á Baruch: Ve, y escóndete tú y Jeremías, y nadie sepa dónde estáis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les princes dirent à Baruc: Va, cache-toi, toi et Jérémie; et que personne ne sache où vous êtes.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Fürsten sprachen zu Baruk: Geh, verbirg dich, du und Jeremia, daß niemand wisse, wo ihr seid. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixerunt principes ad Baruch: Vade, et abscondere, tu et Jeremias, et nemo sciat ubi sitis.