Jeremiah 36:23

And when Judi had read three or four pages, he cut it with the penknife, and he cast it into the Are, that was upon the hearth, till all the volume was consumed with the fire that was on the hearth.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

In Context

22Now the king sat in the winter house, In the ninth month: and there was a hearth before him full of burning coals.

24And the king and all his servants that heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they rend their garments.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:19And when he shall hear the words of this oath, he should bless himself in his heart saying: I shall have peace, and will walk on in the naughtiness of my heart: and the drunken may consume the thirsty,

1 Kings 22:27And tell them: Thus saith the king: Put this man in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction, and water of distress, till I return in peace.

Proverbs 1:30Nor consented to my counsel, but despised all my reproof.

Proverbs 13:13Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.

Isaiah 5:18Woe to you that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as the rope of a cart.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 36:21-32

Jeremiah's Roll Consumed. ( b. c. 607.) 20 And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king. 21 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king. 22 Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before… Read the whole commentary →

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