Jeremiah 36:26The king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Yahweh hid them.
The setting
Jerusalem, 605 BC. Winter palace. King Jehoiakim has just burned God's scroll piece by piece. Now he orders the arrest of Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch, but they've vanished.
The emotion here: documenting divine intervention with awe
The original word
sātar (סָתַר) — to hide, conceal, shelter. Same word used for God hiding Moses in the rock
Why it matters
Jerahmeel was likely the crown prince, making this a high-level manhunt
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 36:26
This wasn't house arrest — this was a death warrant. Burned scrolls meant executed prophets.
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about physical hiding places, but the Hebrew suggests supernatural concealment — God made them undetectable.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 36:26
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 36:26 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 36:26 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, royal pursuit. Notable phrases: king commanded; take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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