KJV King James Version
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
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Jeremiah 36:26
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
WEB World English Bible
The king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Yahweh hid them.
ASV American Standard Version
And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Jehovah hid them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king commandeth Jerahmeel son of Hammelek, and Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Jehovah doth hide them.
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 36
23 And it came to pass, [that] when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast [it] into the fire that [was] on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that [was] on the hearth.
24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, [neither] the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
25 Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
27 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,
28 Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
29 And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
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וַיְצַוֶּ֣הH6680 · tsa.vahto commandהַ֠מֶּלֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְרַחְמְאֵ֨לH3396 · ye.rach.me.elJerahmeelבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childהַמֶּ֜לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׂרָיָ֣הוּH8304 · se.ra.yahSeraiahבֶן־H1121 · benson: childעַזְרִיאֵ֗לH5837 · az.ri.elAzrielוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙H8018 · she.lem.yahShelemiahבֶּֽן־H1121 · benson: childעַבְדְּאֵ֔לH5655 · av.de.elAbdeelלָקַ֙חַת֙H3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בָּר֣וּךְH1263 · ba.rukhBaruchהַסֹּפֵ֔רH5608 · sa.pharto recountוְאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]יִרְמְיָ֣הוּH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahהַנָּבִ֑יאH5030 · na.viprophetוַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םH5641 · sa.tarto hideיְהוָֽה׃ סH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Psalm 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.1 Kings 19:14And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.1 Kings 19:1-3And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.1 Kings 19:10And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.1 Kings 17:3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan.Acts 12:11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the expectation of the people of the Jews.Psalm 64:2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:Isaiah 26:20Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.Psalm 27:5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.Jeremiah 15:20-21And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I [am] with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.1 Kings 18:4For it was [so], when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)Psalm 32:7Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.Psalm 57:1To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast.Jeremiah 36:19Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.Jeremiah 36:5And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I [am] shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:John 8:20These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.Jeremiah 26:21-23And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;1 Kings 17:9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which [belongeth] to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
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