And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
- KJV Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
- NKJV Then Michaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read the book in the hearing of the people.
- NASB And Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard when Baruch read from the book to the people.
- NLT When Micaiah told them about the messages Baruch was reading to the people,
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Quick answer
Micaiah reports to the officials all the words Baruch had read. The message is faithfully relayed to the leaders.
Overview
Micaiah recounts to the princes everything he heard from the scroll. His faithful report ensures that the officials cannot remain ignorant of God's warning. The verse shows the word advancing toward those who hold power, who must now decide how to respond.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 2 Kgs 22:10Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
- 2 Kgs 22:19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
- 2 Chr 34:24that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,
- 2 Chr 34:16–18Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.
- Jonah 3:6When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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