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Jeremiah 36 Translation Questions
Q? Why did Yahweh want Jeremiah to write his words on a scroll?
A. Yahweh wanted Jeremiah to write his words on a scroll so that the people of Judah would listen to Yahweh and Yahweh could forgive their sin. [36:1-3]
Q? What did Jeremiah command Baruch to do?
A. Jeremiah commanded Baruch to take the scroll with Jeremiah's words and read it to Baruch's family and to the people of Judah. [36:4-6]
Q? Why did Jeremiah want Baruch to read the scroll?
A. Jeremiah hoped that the people would listen and turn from their wicked ways. [36:7-8]
Q? What happened during the fast that was proclaimed in honor of Yahweh?
A. Baruch read Jeremiah's words in the temple so all the people could hear them. [36:9-10]
Q? What did Micaiah do when he heard Baruch read from the scroll?
A. He went to the secretary's office in the palace. [36:12]
Q? What did the officials do when they heard Micaiah's report?
A. They sent Jehudi to bring Baruch to them, and they had Baruch read the scroll to them. [36:13-14]
Q? What happened after Baruch read from the scroll?
A. The men who had heard Baruch read were afraid and decided they must report his words to the king. [36:16]
Q? What advice did the officials give to Baruch after he told them that he had written Jeremiah's words on the scroll?
A. They told him that he and Jeremiah needed to hide and not let anyone know where they were. [36:17-19]
Q? How did the king respond to the reading of the scroll by Jehudi?
A. The king cut off the parts Jehudi had read and threw them in the fire until all the scroll was destroyed. [36:23]
Q? How did the king and his servants show that they would not obey the words in the scroll?
A. They were not frightened, nor did they tear their clothes. [36:24]
Q? What did the king do when several men urged him not to burn the scroll?
A. He did not listen to them. [36:25]
Q? What did Yahweh tell Jeremiah to do after the king had burned the scroll?
A. He told Jeremiah to have Baruch write on a new scroll all the words that were on the original scroll. [36:27-29]
Q? What did Yahweh say he would do to Jehoiakim?
A. He said he would not let any of Jehoiakim's descendants be king, and he would make sure no one buried Jehoiakim's corpse. [36:30-31]