The Meaning of Jeremiah 36:12 Explained

Jeremiah 36:12

KJV: Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even 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.

YLT: and he goeth down to the house of the king, unto the chamber of the scribe, and lo, there are all the heads sitting: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan son of Acbor, and Gemariah son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the heads.

Darby: and he went down to the king's house, into the scribe's chamber, and behold, all the princes were sitting there: 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.

ASV: he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes were sitting there, to wit , 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.

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What is the context of Jeremiah 36:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, [even] 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.

What does Jeremiah 36:12 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 36:12 mean?

Then he went down to house of the king into chamber Of the scribe and there all the princes were sitting Elishama the scribe and Delaiah son of Shemaiah and Elnathan son of Achbor and Gemariah son of Shaphan and Zedekiah of Hananiah and all the princes

וַיֵּ֤רֶד בֵּית־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־ לִשְׁכַּ֣ת הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְהִ֨נֵּה־ שָׁ֔ם כָּל־ הַשָּׂרִ֖ים יֽוֹשְׁבִ֑ים אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע הַסֹּפֵ֡ר וּדְלָיָ֣הוּ בֶן־ שְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּ וְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן בֶּן־ עַכְבּ֜וֹר וּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּ בֶן־ שָׁפָ֛ן וְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ חֲנַנְיָ֖הוּ וְכָל־ הַשָּׂרִֽים

וַיֵּ֤רֶד	Then he went down
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
בֵּית־	to house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	of the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
עַל־	into
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לִשְׁכַּ֣ת	chamber
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: לִשְׁכָּה Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.
הַסֹּפֵ֔ר	Of the scribe
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סָפַר Sense: to count, recount, relate.
הַשָּׂרִ֖ים	the princes
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
יֽוֹשְׁבִ֑ים	were sitting
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע	Elishama
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱלִישָׁמָע Sense: an Ephraimite chief in the wilderness.
הַסֹּפֵ֡ר	the scribe
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סָפַר Sense: to count, recount, relate.
וּדְלָיָ֣הוּ	and Delaiah
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דְּלָיָה Sense: a priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course.
בֶן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּ	of Shemaiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁמַעְיָה Sense: a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah.
וְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן	and Elnathan
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶלְנָתָן Sense: king Jehoiachin’s maternal grandfather.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַכְבּ֜וֹר	of Achbor
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עַכְבֹּור Sense: father of king Baal-hanan of Edom.
וּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּ	and Gemariah
Parse: Conjunctive waw, 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־	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.
וְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ	and Zedekiah
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: צִדְקִיָּה Sense: the last king of Judah renamed from ‘Mattaniah’ by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity.
חֲנַנְיָ֖הוּ	of Hananiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חֲנַנְיָה Sense: the godly friend of Daniel whom Nebuchadnezzar renamed Shadrach; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king’s table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the Lord.
וְכָל־	and all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הַשָּׂרִֽים	the princes
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: סָרַר Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.

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