Jeremiah 36:29

And Sophonias read the book in the ears of Jeremias.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim the king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?

In Context

28Did he not send for this purpose? for in the course of this month he sent to you to Babylon, saying, It is far off: build ye houses, and inhabit them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

30Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:19And it shall be if one shall hear the words of this curse, and shall flatter himself in his heart, saying, + 29:19 Lit. May holy things happen to me. See the use of ὅσια in Is. 55. 3; Acts 13. 34.Let good happen to me, for I will walk in the error of my heart, lest the sinner destroy the guiltless with him:

Job 40:8Do not set aside my judgment: and dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous?

Isaiah 30:10who say to the prophets, Report not to us; and to them that see visions, Speak them not to us, but speak and report to us another error;

Jeremiah 21:4Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war wherewith ye fight against the Chaldeans that have besieged you from outside the wall, and I will gather them into the midst of this city.

Jeremiah 21:10For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good: it shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall consume it with fire.

Jeremiah 28:8And Babylon is fallen suddenly, and is broken to pieces: lament for her; take balm for her deadly wound, if by any means she may be healed.

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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