jeremiah 36 then 45

Read Jeremiah 36, then 45 at Bible Gateway.

Hebrew paragraph divisions

Jer 36:1-3 {s} YHVH instructed Jeremiah to write all His words in a book, that Judah may hear, turn, be forgiven
Jer 36:4-8 {p} Jeremiah instructed Baruch to write YHVH’s words + to read them in the house of YHVH
Jer 36:9-18 {s} On a fast day, Baruch read YHVH’s words in the hearing of the people + princes of Judah
Jer 36:19-26 {s} Jeremiah + Baruch hid/ Jehoiakim king of Judah burned the scroll, did not heed YHVH’s words
Jer 36:27-29 {s} YHVH instructed Jeremiah to write a 2nd scroll/ Say to Jehoiakim: You did not heed YHVH’s words
Jer 36:30-32 {s} I will punish you, Jerusalem, Judah with the doom I have pronounced/ Baruch wrote His words

Jer 45:1-5 {p} YHHV to Baruch: Do not seek great things for yourself, but you will live wherever you shall go

Jer 36 chiastic structure

1A) Jer 36:1-3 {s} YHVH instructs Jeremiah to write all His words in a book, that Judah may hear, turn, be forgiven;

1B) Jer 36:4-18 {p+s} Jeremiah instructed Baruch to write + read/ he did so in the hearing of the people + princes;

1C) Jer 36:19 The princes to Baruch: “Go and hide, you + Jeremiah; and let no one know where you are;”

CENTRAL AXIS) Jer 36:20-25 The scroll read in the king’s hearing, but he burned it + did not fear the word of YHVH;

2C) Jer 36:26 {s} The king commanded Baruch + Jeremiah to be seized, but YHVH hid them;

2B) Jer 36:27a After the king burned the scroll which Baruch had written at the instruction of Jeremiah;

2A) Jer 36:27b-32 {s+p} YHVH instructs Jeremiah to take a 2nd scroll + write His words/ Jehoiakim did not hear + he will not be forgiven;

1a) Jer 36:28 YHVH to Jeremiah: Take a 2nd scroll + write all the former words which the king of Judah burned;
1b) Jer 36:29 {s} YHVH to Jehoiakim: You burned the scroll of My words/ did not believe destruction is coming;
central axis) Jer 36:30-31a YHVH to Jehoiakim: Your sons will fail on the throne of David + your dead body/ I will punish you for your iniquity + bring on you, Jerusalem, Judah all the doom I have pronounced;
2b) Jer 36:31b But they did not heed;
2a) Jer 36:32 {p} Jeremiah took a 2nd scroll/ Baruch wrote the former words which the king burned + many other words.

I cannot get over the fact, that despite everything that Judah had done, God was just waiting, even now, for the opportunity to forgive them, and bring none of the disaster upon them of which He had warned them. Perhaps God is more gracious and generous than we have given Him credit for, believers? May we likewise preach repentance and the great fathomless forgiveness and mercy of God! ♥