Jeremiah 36:22

Verse

Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him.

American Standard Version (1901)

Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month: and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him.

Bible in Basic English

Now the king was seated in the winter house, and a fire was burning in the fireplace in front of him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Now the king sat in the winter house, In the ninth month: and there was a hearth before him full of burning coals.

Free Bible Version

It was the ninth month and the king was sitting in front of a fire in his winter quarters.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe the King sate in the winter House, in the ninth moneth, and there was a fire burning before him.

King James (Authorized) Version

Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

Translation for Translators

It was in the cold season, and the king was in a part of the palace where he stayed when it was cold. He was sitting in front of a fire to keep/be warm.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Now the king was staying in the winter house in the ninth month, and a brazier was burning in front of him.

Noah Webster Bible

Now the king sat in the winter-house in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

World English Bible

Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him.

Young's Literal Translation

and the king is sitting in the winter-house, in the ninth month, and the stove before him is burning,

Context

Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll

²¹Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.²²Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him.²³And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.

Summary

In this verse, King Jehoiakim displays his defiance and arrogance by burning the scroll containing the words of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah. His actions reveal a blatant disregard for God's message and a refusal to heed the warnings of impending judgment. This act of destruction symbolizes the king's rebellion against God and his unwillingness to repent. Jehoiakim's response contrasts with the proper reverence and obedience that God expects from His people when confronted with His word.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

The punishment which is to come on Jehoiakim for his wicked act. - Jer 36:27. After the burning of the roll by the king, Jeremiah received from the Lord the command to get all that had been on the former roll written on another, and to announce the following to Jehoiakim the king: Jer 36:29. "Thus saith Jahveh: Thou hast burned this roll, whilst thou sayest, Why hast thou written thereon, The king of Babylon shall surely come and destroy this land, and root out man and beast from it? Jer 36:30. Therefore thus saith Jahveh regarding Jehoiakim the king of Judah: He shall not have one who sits upon the throne of David, and his corpse shall be cast forth to the heat by day and to the frost by night. Jer 36:31. And I shall punish him, his servants, and his seed for their iniquity, and bring on them and on all the inhabitants of Judah and all the men of Judah all the evil which I have spoken to them; but they did not hear." On the meaning of Jer 36:29 see p. 316, supra. The threatening expressed in Jer 36:30. is really only a repetition of what is given in Jer 22:18-19, and has already been explained there. "There shall not be to him one who sits upon the throne of David," i.e., he is not to have a son that shall occupy the throne of David after him. This does not contradict the fact that, after his death, his son Jehoiachin ascended the throne. For this ascension could not be called a sitting on the throne, a reign, inasmuch as he was immediately besieged in Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, and compelled to surrender after three months, then go into exile to Babylon. On Jer 36:31 cf. Jer 35:17; Jer 19:15. Jer 36:22-32 Thereupon Jeremiah made his attendant Baruch write all the words of the former roll on a new one, "out of his mouth," i.e., at his dictation; and to these he added many other words like them. כּהמּה, i.e., of like import with those on the previous roll. Hence we perceive that on the first roll there were written down not all the several addresses fully, but only the most important parts of his oral announcements.

Jeremiah 36:22

Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him.

American Standard Version (1901)

Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month: and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him.

Bible in Basic English

Now the king was seated in the winter house, and a fire was burning in the fireplace in front of him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Now the king sat in the winter house, In the ninth month: and there was a hearth before him full of burning coals.

Free Bible Version

It was the ninth month and the king was sitting in front of a fire in his winter quarters.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe the King sate in the winter House, in the ninth moneth, and there was a fire burning before him.

King James (Authorized) Version

Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

Translation for Translators

It was in the cold season, and the king was in a part of the palace where he stayed when it was cold. He was sitting in front of a fire to keep/be warm.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Now the king was staying in the winter house in the ninth month, and a brazier was burning in front of him.

Noah Webster Bible

Now the king sat in the winter-house in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

World English Bible

Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him.

Young's Literal Translation

and the king is sitting in the winter-house, in the ninth month, and the stove before him is burning,

Keil-Delitzsch
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jeremiah 36:22

Verse

Context

Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll

Summary

Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 36:22

Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary