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Baruch

The secretary of the prophet Jeremiah (32:12; 36:4). He was of the tribe of Judah (51:59). To him Jeremiah dictated his prophecies regarding the invasion of the Babylonians and the Captivity. These he read to the people from a window in the temple in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (Jer. 36). He afterwards read them before the counsellors of the king at a private interview; and then to the king himself, who, after hearing a part of the roll, cut it with a penknife, and threw it into the fire of his winter parlour, where he was sitting.

During the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, he was the keeper of the deed of purchase Jeremiah had made of the territory of Hanameel (Jer. 32:12). Being accused by his enemies of favouring the Chaldeans, he was cast, with Jeremiah, into prison, where he remained till the capture of Jerusalem (B.C. 586). He probably died in Babylon.

Male

People and places

Father: Neriah

Siblings: Seraiah (JER 51:59)

Selected passages

Show passage in OET: JER 36:4-8

OET-RV JER 36:4

4 Then Yirmiyah called Neriyah’s son Baruk, and Yirmiyah dictated all the messages that Yahweh had given to him, for Baruk to record on a scroll.

OET-RV JER 36:5

5 Then Yirmiyah instructed Baruk saying, “I’m restrained from entering Yahweh’s residence

OET-RV JER 36:6

6 so you must go and read from the scroll that you wrote at my dictation. On the day of the fast, you must read Yahweh’s messages so that all the people in the temple will hear them as well as the people from the rest of Yehudah’s cities. Proclaim these messages to them.

OET-RV JER 36:7

7 Perhaps Yahweh will take notice of their pleas for mercy. Perhaps everyone will turn from their wicked ways, since the anger and fury that Yahweh has proclaimed against this nation is severe.

OET-RV JER 36:8

8 So Neriyah’s son Baruk did everything that the prophet Yirmiyah had told him to—he read Yahweh’s messages aloud at Yahweh’s temple.

OET-LV JER 36:4

4 And_ Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) _he/it _called DOM Bārūk the _son _of Nēriy^yāh and_ Bārūk _he _wrote from_the _mouth _of Yirmə^yāh DOM all _of the _words/messages _of YHWH which he _had _spoken to_him/it on a _scroll _of a _document.

OET-LV JER 36:5

5 And_ Yirmə^yāh _he _commanded DOM Bārūk to_say I am_shut _up not I _am _able to_go the _house _of YHWH.

OET-LV JER 36:6

6 And_ you _you _will _go and_you _will _read _aloud in_scroll which you _have _written from_mouth _of_my DOM the _words/messages _of YHWH in_the _ears _of the _people the _house _of YHWH in/on_day fasting and_also in_the _ears _of all _of Yəhūdāh the_(ones _who)_went from_cities _of_their you_will _read _them _aloud.

OET-LV JER 36:7

7 Perhaps supplication _of_their it _will _fall to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_they _will _turn _back everyone from_way _of_his (the)_evil if/because is_great the_anger and_the_rage which YHWH he _has _spoken against the_people (the)_this.

OET-LV JER 36:8

8 And_ Bārūk the _son _of Nēriy^yāh _he/it _made according_to _all that he_had _commanded _him Yirmə^yāh the_prophet to_call in_scroll the _words/messages _of YHWH the _house _of YHWH.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (21)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JER 32:12

OET-RV JER 32:12

12 I gave the sealed purchase document to Baruk (son of Neriyah, son of Mahseyah) in front of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who’d signed the purchase agreement, as well as all the Yehudim (Jews) who were sitting in the guards’ courtyard.

OET-LV JER 32:12

12 And_I _gave DOM the_document the_purchase to Bārūk the _son _of Nēriy^yāh the _son _of Maḩşē^yāh to_the _eyes _of Ḩₐnam^ʼēl uncle _of_my and_to_the _eyes _of the _witnesses who_wrote on_the _document _of the _purchase to_the _eyes _of all _of the_Yəhūdī/(Judeans) who_were_sitting in_the _courtyard _of the _guard.

Show passage in OET: JER 32:13

OET-RV JER 32:13

13 Then still in front of them, I instructed Baruk,

OET-LV JER 32:13

13 And_I _commanded DOM Bārūk to_eyes _of_their to_say.

Show passage in OET: JER 32:16

OET-RV JER 32:16

16 After I’d given the purchase deed to Neriyah’s son Baruk, I prayed to Yahweh, saying:

OET-LV JER 32:16

16 And_I _prayed to YHWH after gave_I DOM the _document _of the _purchase to Bārūk the _son _of Nēriy^yāh to_say.

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JER: all 21 recorded references

Jump to OET JER 32:12 section.

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Jump to OET JER 36:4 section.

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Jump to OET JER 36:16 section.

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Jump to OET JER 36:26 section.

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Jump to OET JER 36:32 section.

Jump to OET JER 43:3 section.

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Jump to OET JER 45:1 section.

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Words tagged with this person or place

These links follow the source-word tags and may include pronouns. Tagging is not exhaustive.

JER: 21 tagged passages

JER 32:12: בָּר֣וּךְ

JER 32:13: בָּר֔וּךְ

JER 32:16: בָּר֥וּךְ

JER 36:4: בָּר֖וּךְ · בָּר֜וּךְ

JER 36:5: בָּר֖וּךְ

JER 36:8: בָּרוּךְ֙

JER 36:10: בָר֥וּךְ

JER 36:13: בָר֛וּךְ

JER 36:14: בָּר֗וּךְ · בָּר֨וּךְ

JER 36:15: בָר֖וּךְ

JER 36:16: בָּר֔וּךְ

JER 36:17: בָּר֔וּךְ

JER 36:18: בָּר֔וּךְ

JER 36:19: בָּר֔וּךְ

JER 36:26: בָּר֣וּךְ

JER 36:27: בָּר֛וּךְ

JER 36:32: בָּר֣וּךְ

JER 43:3: בָּרוּךְ֙

JER 43:6: בָּר֖וּךְ

JER 45:1: בָּר֖וּךְ

JER 45:2: בָּרֽוּךְ

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