Jer 36:19 | NETfull | STEP | Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must go and hide. You must not let anyone know where you are.”

Jeremiah 36:19

19 Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must go and hide. You must not let anyone know where you are.” ^{▼▼ The verbs here are both direct imperatives but it sounds awkward to say “You and Jeremiah, go and hide” in contemporary English. The same force is accomplished by phrasing the statement as strong advice.}