The Meaning of Jeremiah 36:6 Explained

Jeremiah 36:6

KJV: Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD'S house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.

YLT: but thou hast entered -- and thou hast read in the roll that thou hast written from my mouth, the words of Jehovah, in the ears of the people, in the house of Jehovah, in the day of the fast, and also in the ears of all Judah who are coming in from their cities thou dost read them;

Darby: and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of Jehovah in the ears of the people in the house of Jehovah upon the fast day; and thou shalt also read them in the ears of all Judah that come from their cities.

ASV: therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of Jehovah in the ears of the people in Jehovah's house upon the fast-day; and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore go  thou, and read  in the roll,  which thou hast written  from my mouth,  the words  of the LORD  in the ears  of the people  in the LORD'S  house  upon the fasting  day:  and also thou shalt read  them in the ears  of all Judah  that come out  of their cities. 

What does Jeremiah 36:6 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 36:6 mean?

Therefore go You and read from the scroll which you have written at my instruction - the words of Yahweh in the hearing of the people in the house on the day Of fasting and also of all Judah who come from their cities you shall read them
וּבָאתָ֣ אַתָּ֡ה וְקָרָ֣אתָ בַמְּגִלָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־ כָּתַֽבְתָּ־ מִפִּי֩ אֶת־ דִּבְרֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה בְּאָזְנֵ֥י הָעָ֛ם בֵּ֥ית בְּי֣וֹם צ֑וֹם וְגַ֨ם כָל־ יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבָּאִ֥ים מֵעָרֵיהֶ֖ם תִּקְרָאֵֽם

וּבָאתָ֣  Therefore  go 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
וְקָרָ֣אתָ  and  read 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
בַמְּגִלָּ֣ה  from  the  scroll 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְגִלָּה  
Sense: roll, book, writing.
כָּתַֽבְתָּ־  you  have  written 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
מִפִּי֩  at  my  instruction 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
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.
דִּבְרֵ֨י  the  words 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָ֜ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּאָזְנֵ֥י  in  the  hearing 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, fdc
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
הָעָ֛ם  of  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
בֵּ֥ית  in  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
בְּי֣וֹם  on  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
צ֑וֹם  Of  fasting 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: צֹום  
Sense: fast, fasting.
וְגַ֨ם  and  also 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
כָל־  of  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יְהוּדָ֛ה  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
הַבָּאִ֥ים  who  come 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מֵעָרֵיהֶ֖ם  from  their  cities 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
תִּקְרָאֵֽם  you  shall  read  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.