Jeremiah 36 · Verse 26

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.
Jeremiah 36:26, King James Version

Jeremiah 36:26 in other translations

BSBInstead, 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.
WEBThe king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but the LORD hid them.
ASVAnd the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Jehovah hid them.
YLTAnd the king commandeth Jerahmeel son of Hammelek, and Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Jehovah doth hide them.
DARBYAnd 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 Jehovah hid them.
BBEAnd the king gave orders to Jerahmeel, the king's son, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord kept them safe.
WebsterBut 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.

What does Jeremiah 36:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. Hammelech--not as Margin, "of the king." Jehoiakim at this time (the fifth year of his reign) had no grown-up son: Jeconiah, his successor, was then a boy of eleven (compare 2Ki 23:36, with 2Ki 24:8). hid them--(Psa 31:20; 83:3; Is 26:20).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 But the Lord hid them - They had, at the counsel of some of the princes hidden themselves, Jer 36:19. And now, though a diligent search was made, the Lord did not permit them to be found.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 36:20-32

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 wonder at his patience. The princes showed some concern, till they saw how light the king made of it. Beware of making light of God's word!

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Jeremiah 36:26 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.

וַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.Vehand he commandedH6680
הַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְרַחְמְאֵ֨לye.rach.me.'ElJerahmeelH3396
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שְׂרָיָ֣הוּse.ra.Ya.huSeraiahH8304
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
עַזְרִיאֵ֗ל'az.ri.'ElAzrielH5837
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙she.lem.Ya.huShelemiahH8018
בֶּֽן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עַבְדְּאֵ֔ל'av.de.'ElAbdeelH5655
לָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatto seizeH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בָּר֣וּךְba.RukhBaruchH1263
הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
יִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
וַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םvai.yas.ti.Remand he hid themH5641
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Jeremiah 36:26

  • 1 Kings 19:14

    And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

  • 1 Kings 19:10

    And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

  • 1 Kings 17:3

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

  • Psalms 91:1

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

  • 1 Kings 19:1-3

    And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer–sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.

  • Isaiah 26:20

    Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

  • Psalms 64:2

    Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

  • Acts 12:11

    And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

  • Psalms 27:5

    For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

  • John 8:20

    These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.

  • Jeremiah 36:19

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

  • Jeremiah 36:5

    And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the Lord:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hammelech. or, the king. to take.
2:30; 26:21-23; 1Ki 19:1-3,10,14; Mt 23:34-37; 26:47-50
Joh 7:32; 8:20; 11:57
but.
5,19; 1:19; 15:20,21; 1Ki 17:3,9; 18:4,10-12; 2Ki 6:18-20
Ps 27:5; 32:7; 57:1; 64:2; 91:1; 121:8; Isa 26:20; Joh 8:59; Ac 12:11

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Context

  • Jeremiah 36:25

    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.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 36:27

    Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,

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Jeremiah 36:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Antes mandó el rey á Jerameel hijo de Amelech, y á Seraías hijo de Azriel, y á Selemías hijo de Abdeel, que prendiesen á Baruch el escribiente y á Jeremías profeta; mas Jehová los escondió.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi commanda à Jerakhmeël, fils d’Hammélec, et à Seraïa, fils d’Azriel, et à Shélémia, fils d’Abdeël, de prendre Baruc, le scribe, et Jérémie le prophète; mais l’ Éternel les cacha.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König gebot Jerachmeel, dem Königssohne und Seraja, dem Sohne Asriels, und Schelemja, dem Sohne Abdeels, Baruk, den Schreiber, und Jeremia, den Propheten, zu greifen; aber Jehova hatte sie verborgen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et præcepit rex Jeremiel filio Amelech, et Saraiæ filio Ezriel, et Selemiæ filio Abdeel, ut comprehenderent Baruch scribam, et Jeremiam prophetam: abscondit autem eos Dominus.