Jeremiah 36:11When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of Yahweh,
The setting
Jerusalem, 605 BC. The temple complex. Micaiah, grandson of King Josiah's secretary, listens as Baruch publicly reads Jeremiah's prophecies in modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: recording with growing unease
The original word
shama (שָׁמַע) — to hear with intention to obey, not just auditory reception
Why it matters
Shaphan's family served as royal scribes for three generations and were instrumental in Josiah's reforms
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 36:11
This is the same family that found the lost Book of the Law during Josiah's reign
Common misconceptionPeople assume this is just historical narrative, but it shows how God's word spreads through faithful families across generations - Micaiah acts because his grandfather taught him to take God's word seriously.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 36:11
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 36:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 36:11 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include hearing God's word, response, understanding. Notable phrases: had heard out of the book all the words of Yahweh.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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