Jeremiah 36:5

5 Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the LORD’s temple.

Jeremiah 36:5 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:
English Standard Version (ESV)
5 And Jeremiah ordered Baruch, saying, "I am banned from going to the house of the LORD,
New Living Translation (NLT)
5 Then Jeremiah said to Baruch, “I am a prisoner here and unable to go to the Temple.
The Message Bible (MSG)
5 Then Jeremiah told Baruch, "I'm blacklisted. I can't go into God's Temple,
American Standard Version (ASV)
5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of Jehovah:
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
5 Jeremiah told Baruch, "I'm no longer allowed to go to the LORD's temple.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
5 Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, "I am restricted; I cannot enter the temple of the Lord,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
5 Then I said to him, "I'm not allowed to go to the LORD's temple.

Jeremiah 36:5 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 36:5

And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I [am] shut up
In prison, according to Jarchi; but this is not likely, for then there would have been no occasion for an order to take him, ( Jeremiah 36:26 ) . Grotius thinks he was obliged by the king's order to stay at home; possibly he might be restrained by the Spirit of God, or had not freedom in his own mind to go abroad; there might be a restraint, an impulse upon his spirit, by the Spirit of God. Some think he was under some legal pollution, which made him unfit to go into the temple: for it follows: I cannot go into the house of the Lord:
labouring either under some bodily infirmity, or ceremonial defilement, or was forbidden by the king. What was the true cause is not certain; but so it was, that either he was discharged, or disabled, or disqualified, from going into the house of God.

Jeremiah 36:5 In-Context

3 Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to inflict on them, they will each turn from their wicked ways; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin.”
4 So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and while Jeremiah dictated all the words the LORD had spoken to him, Baruch wrote them on the scroll.
5 Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the LORD’s temple.
6 So you go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting and read to the people from the scroll the words of the LORD that you wrote as I dictated. Read them to all the people of Judah who come in from their towns.
7 Perhaps they will bring their petition before the LORD and will each turn from their wicked ways, for the anger and wrath pronounced against this people by the LORD are great.”
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