KJV ORIGINAL
Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Baruch answered them, 'He spoke all these words to me out loud, and I wrote them down with ink in the scroll.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Baruch is explaining that he faithfully wrote down exactly what Jeremiah dictated to him word for word.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs when King Jehoiakim's officials questioned Baruch about how he came to write Jeremiah's prophecies. Jeremiah had been banned from the temple, so he dictated God's messages to his scribe Baruch, who then read them publicly. The officials were investigating the authenticity and source of these written prophecies that predicted judgment on Judah.
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