Jeremiah 36:16

Easy To Read Version

Those royal officials heard all the messages from the scroll. {\cf2\super [308]} Then they became afraid, and they looked at one another. They said to Baruch, “We must tell King Jehoiakim about these messages on the scroll.”

Cross References

2 Kings 22:11

When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes {to show he was sad and upset}.

Jeremiah 13:18

Tell these things to the king and his wife,\par “Come down from your thrones.\par Your beautiful crowns have fallen from your heads.”\par

Jeremiah 23:9

A message to the prophets:\par I am very sad—my heart is broken.\par All my bones are shaking.\par I (Jeremiah) am like a man that is drunk.\par Why? Because of the Lord\par and his holy words.\par

Jeremiah 36:24

And, when King Jehoiakim and his servants heard the message from the scroll, they were not afraid. They didn’t tear their clothes to show sorrow for doing wrong.