Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come on Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
- KJV So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon.
- NKJV So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that would come upon Babylon, all these words that are written against Babylon.
- NASB Jeremiah wrote on a single scroll all the disaster which would come against Babylon, that is, all these words which have been written concerning Babylon.
- NLT Jeremiah had recorded on a scroll all the terrible disasters that would soon come upon Babylon—all the words written here.
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Quick answer
Jeremiah wrote in a single book all the disaster that would come on Babylon, all these words concerning her. The prophecies of judgment are committed to writing for a purpose.
Overview
By recording the oracles in one scroll, Jeremiah preserves God's word as a permanent witness against Babylon. The written form gives the prophecy enduring force, to be read aloud and then symbolically enacted. The care to write God's words reflects the reliability and permanence of His revelation, ultimately treasured in the written Scriptures that testify of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Isa 30:8Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
- Jer 30:2–3“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.
- Hab 2:2–3Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
- Jer 36:32Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
- Dan 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
- Rev 1:19Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
- Isa 8:1–4Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
- Rev 1:11saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
- Jer 36:2–4“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.
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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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