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Jeremiah’s Scroll Read in the Temple

Jeremiah 36:5

In 11 translations

BSB
Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;
KJV
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:
WEB
Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am restricted. I can’t go into Yahweh’s house.
ASV
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of Jehovah:
LSV
And Jeremiah commands Baruch, saying, “I am restrained, I am not able to enter the house of YHWH;
YLT
And Jeremiah commandeth Baruch, saying, 'I am restrained, I am not able to enter the house of Jehovah;
DBY
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up, I cannot go into the house of Jehovah; but go thou in,
DRC
And Jeremias commanded Baruch, saying: I am shut up, and cannot go into the house of the Lord.
GNV
And Ieremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut vp, and can not go into the House of the Lord.
JPS
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying: 'I am detained, I cannot go into the house of the LORD;
LXXE43:5
Build ye houses, and inhabit them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruits thereof; And Jeremias commanded Baruch, saying, I am in prison; I cannot enter into the house of the Lord:

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶת־בָּר֖וּךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲנִ֣י עָצ֔וּר לֹ֣א אוּכַ֔ל לָב֖וֹא בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃
LXX-Br43:5
οἰκοδομήσατε οἴκους, καὶ κατοικήσατε, καὶ φυτεύσατε παραδείσους, καὶ φάγετε τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῶν, Καὶ ἐνετείλατο Ἱερεμίας τῷ Βαροὺχ, λέγων, ἐγὼ φυλάσσομαι, οὐ μὴ δύνωμαι εἰσελθεῖν εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου·

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👤 Baruch👤 God👤 Jeremiah◆ Prophecies of Jeremiah

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 33:1While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time:
  • Jeremiah 32:2At 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.
  • 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
  • Ephesians 3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
  • Jeremiah 38:28And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.
  • Jeremiah 38:6So 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 37:15The 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.
  • Ephesians 6:20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
  • Hebrews 11:36Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
  • 2 Timothy 2:9for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
  • Jeremiah 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
  • Jeremiah 40:4But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to…

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