Jeremiah 36:16

16 When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear and said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.”

Jeremiah 36:16 in Other Translations

16 Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

16 When they heard all the words, they turned one to another in fear. And they said to Baruch, "We must report all these words to the king."

16 When they heard all the messages, they looked at one another in alarm. “We must tell the king what we have heard,” they said to Baruch.

16 When they had heard it all, they were upset. They talked it over. "We've got to tell the king all this."

16 When they had heard all the words, they turned to each other in fear and said to Baruch, "We must surely tell the king all these things."

Jeremiah 36:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 36:16

Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words
In the roll or book read by Baruch; they heard them read patiently, which was what the king afterwards would not do: they were afraid both one and another;
both good and bad; for there were some of both sorts among them: or, "a man to his friend" ^F18; they looked at one another, and knew not what to say to each other, as men amazed and astonished; they trembled at what they heard, the threatenings were so terrible, and the calamity threatened so great; and they consulted together what they should do with this roll, or what course they should take to avert the threatened vengeance, and particularly whether they should acquaint the king with it or not; and which they thought the safest and most prudent part to do: and said unto Baruch, we will surely tell the king of all these words;
this they said, not to terrify Baruch, or out of any ill will to him; but partly for their own security, lest they should incur the king's displeasure, should he come to the knowledge of it any other way; and chiefly hoping it might have some effect upon him, to cause a reformation; though of this they were dubious, and rather feared it would exasperate him; and therefore desired that Baruch and Jeremiah would hide themselves, ( Jeremiah 36:19 ) ; this was the sense of some of them, of those that were good men among them, and wished things were otherwise than they were.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (wher la vya) "vir ad socium suum", Montanus; "ad proximum suum", Vatablus; "ad amicum suum", Pagninus; "erga socium suum", Schmidt.

Jeremiah 36:16 In-Context

14 all the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to say to Baruch, “Bring the scroll from which you have read to the people and come.” So Baruch son of Neriah went to them with the scroll in his hand.

15 They said to him, “Sit down, please, and read it to us.” So Baruch read it to them.

16 When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear and said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.”

17 Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you come to write all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it?”

18 “Yes,” Baruch replied, “he dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 36:1