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but he would not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Even though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah pleaded with the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Even though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah entreated the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Even though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah interceded with the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Even though Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah pleaded with the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah had urged the king not to burn the scroll, he did not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah had urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll; but he would not hear them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he refused to listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Although Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll, he paid no attention to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king did not even listen to Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah, who had urged him not to burn the scroll.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the scroll; but he would not hear them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the scroll; but he would not listen to them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And also Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah have interceded with the king not to burn the scroll, and he has not listened to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And also Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah have interceded with the king not to burn the roll, and he hath not hearkened unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And also Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah supplicated to the king not to burn the roll: and he heard to them not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But yet Elnathan, and Dalaias, and Gamarias spoke to the king, not to burn. the book: and he heard them not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah contradicted the king, so that he might not burn the book. But he did not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even when Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless Eliathan and Belaiah and Gemariah had entreated the king not to burn the scroll; but he would not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also Elithan and Gamariah and Daliah asked of the King that he would not burn the scroll in fire, and he did not listen to them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had entreated the king not to burn the roll; but he would not hear them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But Elnathan and Godolias suggested to the king that he should burn the roll.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=11388" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/36.htm">King Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Even though</a> <a href="/hebrew/494.htm" title="494: ’el·nā·ṯān (N-proper-ms) -- God has given, the name of several Isr. From 'el and nathan; God giver; Elnathan, the name of four Israelites.">Elnathan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1806.htm" title="1806: ū·ḏə·lā·yā·hū (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Yah has drawn, five Isr. Or Dlayahhuw; from dalah and Yahh; Jah has delivered; Delajah, the name of five Israelites.">Delaiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1587.htm" title="1587: ū·ḡə·mar·yā·hū (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Yah has accomplished, two Isr. Or Gmaryahuw; from gamar and Yahh; Jah has perfected; Gemarjah, the name of two Israelites.">and Gemariah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6293.htm" title="6293: hip̄·gi·‘ū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To meet, encounter, reach. A primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or by importunity.">urged</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ḇam·me·leḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: śə·rōp̄ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">to burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4039.htm" title="4039: ham·mə·ḡil·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A scroll. From galal; a roll.">the scroll,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>Instead, 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">2 Kings 22:11-13</a></span><br />When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes / and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king: / “Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-19.htm">2 Chronicles 34:19-21</a></span><br />When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes / and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king: / “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-16.htm">Jeremiah 26:16-19</a></span><br />Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!” / Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people, / “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-24.htm">Jeremiah 26:24</a></span><br />Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm">Jeremiah 37:15-21</a></span><br />The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison. / So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and remained there a long time. / Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Jeremiah 38:7-13</a></span><br />Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, / Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, / “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Jeremiah 38:19-23</a></span><br />But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.” / “They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live. / But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Ezekiel 2:6-7</a></span><br />But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house. / But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7-9</a></span><br />But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted. / Behold, I will make your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. / I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-19.htm">Acts 4:19-20</a></span><br />But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. / For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Acts 5:29-32</a></span><br />But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men. / The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree. / God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46-47</a></span><br />Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. / For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Acts 28:25-28</a></span><br />They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: / ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a></span><br />What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">Elnathan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/36-12.htm">Jeremiah 36:12</a></b></br> Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, <i>even</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-22.htm">Jeremiah 26:22</a></b></br> And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, <i>namely</i>, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and <i>certain</i> men with him into Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">made.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Jeremiah 13:15-17</a></b></br> Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-22.htm">Genesis 37:22,26-28</a></b></br> And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, <i>but</i> cast him into this pit that <i>is</i> in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4,25,25</a></b></br> Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What <i>is that</i> to us? see thou <i>to that</i>… </p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm">Proverbs 21:29</a></b></br> A wicked man hardeneth his face: but <i>as for</i> the upright, he directeth his way.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/36-21.htm">Book</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-22.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-12.htm">Delaiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-62.htm">Delai'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-16.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-12.htm">Elnathan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-22.htm">Elna'than</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-12.htm">Gemariah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-11.htm">Gemari'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-18.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">Interceded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-18.htm">Intercession</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-23.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Pleaded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-16.htm">Request</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-23.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-21.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Urged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Book</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-8.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-24.htm">Delaiah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-24.htm">Delai'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-2.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Elnathan</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Elna'than</a> <a href="/daniel/9-13.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-3.htm">Gemariah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-3.htm">Gemari'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-31.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-31.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">Interceded</a> <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Intercession</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-18.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-58.htm">Pleaded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-26.htm">Request</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/daniel/2-18.htm">Urged</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jeremiah causes Baruch to write his prophesy,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/36-5.htm">and publicly to read it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/36-11.htm">The princes, having intelligence thereof by Michaiah, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/36-14.htm">send Jehudi to fetch the roll and read it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/36-19.htm">They will Baruch to hide himself and Jeremiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/36-20.htm">The king, Jehoiakim, being certified thereof, hears part of it and burns the roll.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Jeremiah denounces his judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/36-32.htm">Baruch writes a new copy.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Their presence indicates that not all of the king's advisors supported his actions. Elnathan is mentioned elsewhere as a royal official (<a href="/jeremiah/26-22.htm">Jeremiah 26:22</a>), suggesting he had some influence. Delaiah and Gemariah are less prominent but are noted here for their opposition to the king's decision. This phrase highlights the presence of a remnant within the leadership who respected God's word, reflecting the biblical theme of a faithful remnant (<a href="/1_kings/19-18.htm">1 Kings 19:18</a>). The scroll they urged the king not to burn contained the words of Jeremiah, which were a direct message from God. This act of urging the king shows their recognition of the divine authority of the prophetic word, a theme consistent throughout Scripture (<a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a>).<p><b>he would not listen to them</b><br>King Jehoiakim's refusal to heed the advice of his officials demonstrates his hardened heart and rejection of God's message. This is consistent with his overall character as depicted in the Bible, where he is shown as a king who did evil in the sight of the Lord (<a href="/2_kings/23-36.htm">2 Kings 23:36-37</a>). His actions are reminiscent of Pharaoh's hardened heart in Exodus, where despite numerous warnings, he refused to listen to God's commands (<a href="/exodus/7-13.htm">Exodus 7:13</a>). This phrase underscores the theme of human rebellion against divine authority, a recurring motif in the prophetic books. Jehoiakim's refusal to listen also foreshadows the eventual judgment that would come upon Judah, as prophesied by Jeremiah and other prophets (<a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elnathan.htm">Elnathan</a></b><br>A court official during the reign of King Jehoiakim. He is noted for his attempt to persuade the king not to destroy the scroll containing Jeremiah's prophecies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/delaiah.htm">Delaiah</a></b><br>Another official in King Jehoiakim's court who, along with Elnathan and Gemariah, tried to prevent the king from burning the scroll.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gemariah.htm">Gemariah</a></b><br>A scribe and son of Shaphan, who also urged the king not to burn the scroll. His house was where Baruch read Jeremiah's scroll to the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_jehoiakim.htm">King Jehoiakim</a></b><br>The king of Judah who defiantly burned the scroll containing the words of the Lord as delivered by Jeremiah, showing his disregard for God's message.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_scroll.htm">The Scroll</a></b><br>A written document containing the prophecies of Jeremiah, which was read aloud to the people and the king, and subsequently burned by King Jehoiakim.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_god's_word.htm">The Importance of Heeding God's Word</a></b><br>The refusal of King Jehoiakim to listen to the warnings in the scroll serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of ignoring God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a></b><br>Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah demonstrate the courage to stand for truth, even when it is unpopular or dangerous.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_messengers.htm">The Role of Prophets and Messengers</a></b><br>Jeremiah's role as a prophet underscores the importance of delivering God's message faithfully, regardless of the audience's response.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Jehoiakim's actions led to further judgment upon Judah, illustrating the serious consequences of disobedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_preservation_of_god's_word.htm">The Preservation of God's Word</a></b><br>Despite Jehoiakim's attempt to destroy the scroll, God's Word endures, reminding us of its eternal nature and power.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_jeremiah's_life.htm">What are the key events in Jeremiah's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_we_trust_jeremiah_21's_siege_account.htm">If no significant archaeological evidence has confirmed this exact siege scenario in Jeremiah 21, can we trust the historicity of the account?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_nebuzaradan_freeing_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 40:1 - Is there any historical or archaeological evidence to confirm or dispute Nebuzaradan's release of Jeremiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_daniel_9_conflict_with_ot_exile_views.htm">Does Daniel 9 conflict with other Old Testament references regarding the exile and restoration of the Jewish people?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Even though</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם֩</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Elnathan,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶלְנָתָ֨ן</span> <span class="translit">(’el·nā·ṯān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_494.htm">Strong's 494: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elnathan -- 'God has given', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Delaiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּדְלָיָ֤הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḏə·lā·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1806.htm">Strong's 1806: </a> </span><span class="str2">Delaiah -- 'Yah has drawn', five Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Gemariah</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·mar·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1587.htm">Strong's 1587: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gemariah -- 'Yah has accomplished', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had urged</span><br /><span class="heb">הִפְגִּ֣עוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hip̄·gi·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6293.htm">Strong's 6293: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">בַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇam·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבִלְתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to burn</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂרֹ֖ף</span> <span class="translit">(śə·rōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, on fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the scroll,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּגִלָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·ḡil·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4039.htm">Strong's 4039: </a> </span><span class="str2">A scroll</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he would not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">listen</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/36-25.htm">Jeremiah 36:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/36-25.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 36:25 Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/36-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 36:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 36:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 36:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 36:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>