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And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am [a]shut up; I cannot go into the house of Jehovah: therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of Jehovah in the ears of the people in Jehovah’s house upon [b]the fast-day; and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. It may be [c]they will present their supplication before Jehovah, and will return every one from his evil way; for great is the anger and the wrath that Jehovah hath pronounced against this people.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 36:5 Or, restrained
  2. Jeremiah 36:6 Or, a fast-day
  3. Jeremiah 36:7 Hebrew their supplication will fall.

Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am restricted; I am not allowed to go to the Lord’s temple. So you go to the house of the Lord on a day of fasting(A) and read to the people from the scroll the words of the Lord that you wrote as I dictated.(B) Read them to all the people of Judah(C) who come in from their towns. Perhaps they will bring their petition(D) before the Lord and will each turn(E) from their wicked ways, for the anger(F) and wrath pronounced against this people by the Lord are great.”

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