Jeremiah 36:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 36:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 36:17 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 36:17 — KJV
“And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?”
— Jeremiah 36:17 (KJV)
Jeremiah 36:17 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 36:17
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 36:17: asked, saying, now
“The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 36:17: baruch, saying, these
“And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 36:17: saying, now, words
“And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 36:17: saying, now, these
“How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 36:17: how, these, words
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