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Jeremiah 36:5 Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, "I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;
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I am not allowed to go to the LORD’s temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/36.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Baruch, “I am a prisoner here and unable to go to the Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah ordered Baruch, saying, “I am banned from going to the house of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I <i>am</i> shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I <i>am</i> confined, I cannot go into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jeremiah then commanded Baruch, saying, “I am restricted; I cannot go into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am restricted; I cannot go into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am restricted; I cannot go into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am confined; I cannot go into the house of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am [in hiding, virtually] restrained; I cannot go into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the temple of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the temple of the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of Jehovah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then I said, Baruch, the officials refuse to let me go into the LORD's temple, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jeremiah told Baruch, "I'm no longer allowed to go to the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then I gave Baruch the following instructions: "I am no longer allowed to go into the Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jeremiah instructed Baruch, "I'm confined and can't go to the LORD's Temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, ?I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah told Baruch, "I am no longer allowed to go into the LORD's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, "I am shut up; I can't go into the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am confined, I cannot go into the house of the LORD:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am restricted. I can’t go into Yahweh’s house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah commands Baruch, saying, “I am restrained, I am not able to enter the house of YHWH;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jeremiah commandeth Baruch, saying, 'I am restrained, I am not able to enter the house of Jehovah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jeremiah will command Baruch, saying, I being shut up shall not be able to go into the house of Jehovah:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremias commanded Baruch, saying: I am shut up, and cannot go into the house of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah instructed Baruch, saying: “I am confined, and so I am unable to enter into the house of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch: “I cannot enter the house of the LORD; I am barred from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jeremiah ordered Baruch, saying, “I am prevented from entering the house of the LORD;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot enter into the house of the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruk son of Neriah and said to him: “I am shut up and I am unable to enter the house of LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying: 'I am detained, I cannot go into the house of the LORD;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jeremias commanded Baruch, saying, I am in prison; I cannot enter into the house of the Lord:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/36-5.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=11150" 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">Jeremiah's Scroll Read in the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Then Jeremiah</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/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw·weh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/1263.htm" title="1263: bā·rūḵ (N-proper-ms) -- Blessed, three Isr. Passive participle from barak; blessed; Baruk, the name of three Israelites.">Baruch,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm" title="6113: ‘ā·ṣūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To restrain, retain. A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble.">am restricted;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: ’ū·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD;</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>so you are to go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting, and in the hearing of the people you are to read the words of the LORD from the scroll you have written at my dictation. Read them in the hearing of all the people of Judah who are coming from their cities.…<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="/jeremiah/32-2.htm">Jeremiah 32:2-3</a></span><br />At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah. / For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">Jeremiah 33:1</a></span><br />While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm">Jeremiah 37:15-16</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6</a></span><br />So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15</a></span><br />And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-16.htm">Acts 28:16</a></span><br />When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-30.htm">Acts 28:30-31</a></span><br />Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him. / Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-9.htm">2 Timothy 2:9</a></span><br />for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-12.htm">Philippians 1:12-14</a></span><br />Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel. / As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. / And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-20.htm">Ephesians 6:20</a></span><br />for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/4-3.htm">Colossians 4:3</a></span><br />as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23</a></span><br />Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-24.htm">Acts 16:24-25</a></span><br />On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. / About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-5.htm">Acts 12:5</a></span><br />So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18-20</a></span><br />and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. / But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, / “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Jeremiah 20:2</a></b></br> Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that <i>were</i> in the high gate of Benjamin, which <i>was</i> by the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-2.htm">Jeremiah 32:2</a></b></br> For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which <i>was</i> in the king of Judah's house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">Jeremiah 33:1</a></b></br> Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-4.htm">Baruch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-18.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">Detained</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-4.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-16.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-1.htm">Restricted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/38-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-8.htm">Baruch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-8.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Detained</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-17.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-8.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-6.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-8.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-8.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/matthew/7-14.htm">Restricted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-8.htm">Temple</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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In this instance, he instructs Baruch, his scribe and faithful companion. Baruch's role is significant as he acts as the mouthpiece for Jeremiah, who is unable to deliver the message himself. This partnership highlights the importance of collaboration in ministry and the transmission of God's word. Baruch's willingness to serve under Jeremiah's direction demonstrates humility and obedience, qualities esteemed in biblical narratives.<p><b>I am restricted</b><br>Jeremiah's restriction likely refers to a ban or prohibition from entering the temple, possibly due to his unpopular prophecies against Judah and Jerusalem. This restriction underscores the tension between Jeremiah and the religious authorities of his time, who were resistant to his messages of impending judgment. It reflects the broader theme of persecution faced by prophets who spoke truth to power, a theme echoed in the New Testament with figures like John the Baptist and Jesus Christ.<p><b>I cannot enter the house of the LORD</b><br>The "house of the LORD" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. Jeremiah's inability to enter signifies a significant barrier, both physically and spiritually, as the temple was the heart of religious life. This exclusion can be seen as a foreshadowing of the eventual destruction of the temple, a consequence of the people's disobedience. It also prefigures the New Testament concept of Jesus as the ultimate temple, where access to God is no longer confined to a physical location but is available to all believers through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. In this context, he is under some form of restriction, possibly house arrest or a ban from the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/baruch.htm">Baruch</a></b><br>The scribe and faithful companion of Jeremiah. He plays a crucial role in writing down and delivering Jeremiah's prophecies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. Jeremiah's inability to enter signifies a significant limitation in his prophetic ministry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_scroll.htm">The Scroll</a></b><br>The written record of Jeremiah's prophecies, which Baruch is instructed to read to the people. This event underscores the importance of the written word in preserving and communicating God's messages.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiakim.htm">Jehoiakim</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, known for his opposition to Jeremiah's prophecies and for burning the scroll that Baruch read.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_ministry.htm">Perseverance in Ministry</a></b><br>Despite physical or societal restrictions, God's work continues. Jeremiah's use of Baruch demonstrates the importance of finding ways to fulfill God's mission even when faced with obstacles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_written_word.htm">The Power of the Written Word</a></b><br>The scroll represents the enduring power of God's word. Writing and sharing scripture can have a lasting impact, transcending immediate circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_partnerships.htm">Faithful Partnerships</a></b><br>Jeremiah and Baruch's relationship highlights the importance of having faithful partners in ministry. Collaboration can help overcome personal limitations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Jeremiah's situation teaches us the importance of obedience, even when it leads to personal sacrifice or hardship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human restrictions, God's plans cannot be thwarted. Trusting in His sovereignty provides peace and assurance in challenging times.<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_themes_in_jeremiah.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Jeremiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_g._campbell_morgan.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Jeremiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_burn_a_scroll,_not_tablets,_in_jer._36_23.htm">Why does Jeremiah 36 focus on burning a scroll instead of tablets or other writing materials, and could this reflect an anachronistic portrayal of ancient record-keeping? (Jeremiah 36:23)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jesus_inherit_david's_throne.htm">Would Jesus inherit David's throne? Yes, per Luke 1:32. No, as a descendant of cursed Jehoiakim (Matthew 1:11, 1 Chronicles 3:16, Jeremiah 36:30).</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - I am <span class="cmt_word">shut up.</span> Not so; Jeremiah was not detained by material force. Some strong reason he had (perhaps of a ceremonial kind), but as it was irrelevant to the narrative, it is not given. Render, <span class="accented">I am detained</span> (same verb as in <a href="/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/36-5.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">Then Jeremiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·mə·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣaw·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Baruch,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּר֖וּךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·rūḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1263.htm">Strong's 1263: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baruch -- 'blessed', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am restricted;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָצ֔וּר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6113.htm">Strong's 6113: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">enter</span><br /><span class="heb">לָב֖וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Jeremiah 36:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/36-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 36:5 Jeremiah commanded Baruch saying I am shut (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/36-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 36:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 36:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/36-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 36:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 36:6" /></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>