The Meaning of Jeremiah 36:11 Explained

Jeremiah 36:11

KJV: When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,

YLT: And Michaiah son of Gemariah, son of Shaphan, heareth all the words of Jehovah from off the book,

Darby: And Micah the son of Gemariah the son of Shaphan heard out of the book all the words of Jehovah;

ASV: And when Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of Jehovah,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When 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?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 36:1-32 - A Vain Attempt To Destroy God's Word
These written words had been directly given from God, Jeremiah 36:18. The fast was instituted to seek divine help in the approaching conflict with Nebuchadnezzar. But of what good is a fast while the evils of apostasy and disobedience are unredressed? It was against these that Jeremiah protested; and his words were read to a vast concourse of people by Baruch his faithful friend. It was the month of December, and the royal chamber was warmed by a brazier of burning charcoal. As Jehudi read, the godless king cut the roll with a penknife and consigned it to the fire. All down the ages false priests have dealt thus with the Word that condemned them. But a sailor does not escape shipwreck by destroying the chart which indicates the rocks on which he is drifting. God's words are eternal, though the material on which they are written may perish. He who rejects God's truth does so at his peril, while God hides His faithful servants in the secret of His presence, secure from the attacks of enemies. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 36

1  Jeremiah causes Baruch to write his prophesy,
5  and publicly to read it
11  The princes, having intelligence thereof by Michaiah,
14  send Jehudi to fetch the roll and read it
19  They will Baruch to hide himself and Jeremiah
20  The king, Jehoiakim, being certified thereof, hears part of it and burns the roll
27  Jeremiah denounces his judgment
32  Baruch writes a new copy

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 36:11 mean?

And when heard Micaiah son of Gemariah the son of Shaphan - all the words of Yahweh from the book
וַ֠יִּשְׁמַ֗ע מִכָ֨יְהוּ בֶן־ גְּמַרְיָ֧הוּ בֶן־ שָׁפָ֛ן אֶת־ כָּל־ דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל הַסֵּֽפֶר

וַ֠יִּשְׁמַ֗ע  And  when  heard 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
מִכָ֨יְהוּ  Micaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִיכָיְהוּ  
Sense: an Ephraimite during the period of the judges.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
גְּמַרְיָ֧הוּ  of  Gemariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּמַרְיָה 
Sense: the son of Shaphan the scribe and father of Michaiah; one of the nobles of Judah who had a chamber in the temple from which Baruch read Jeremiah’s alarming prophecy to all the people.
בֶן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שָׁפָ֛ן  of  Shaphan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁפָן 
Sense: rock badger, coney, the hyrax.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
דִּבְרֵ֥י  the  words 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָ֖ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הַסֵּֽפֶר  the  book 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סֵפֶר 
Sense: book.

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