Jeremiah 36:17

Jeremiah’s Scroll Read in the Palace

16When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.”17“Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?”

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Berean Standard Bible
“Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?”
American Standard Version (1901)
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?
Bible in Basic English
And questioning Baruch, they said, Say now, how did you put all these words down in writing from his mouth?
Douay-Rheims 1899
And they asked him, saying: Tell us how didst thou write all these words from his mouth.
Free Bible Version
Then they asked Baruch, “Now tell us, how did you come to write all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it to you?”
Geneva Bible 1599
And they examined Baruch, saying, Tell vs nowe, howe diddest thou write all these wordes at his mouth?
King James (Authorized) Version
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?
Translation for Translators
Then they asked Baruch, “How did you get this scroll? Did Jeremiah dictate to you all the messages on this scroll?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you come to write all these words at Jeremiah's dictation?”
Noah Webster Bible
And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?
World English Bible
They asked Baruch, saying, “Tell us now, how did you write all these words at his mouth?”
Young's Literal Translation
And they asked Baruch, saying, 'Declare, we pray thee, to us, how didst thou write all these words — from his mouth?'