Jeremiah 36:23

And it came to pass, when Jehudi had read three or four pages, that he cut it with the writer's knife, and cast it into the fire that was in the coal-pan, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was in the coal-pan.

Leeser Tanakh

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 was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month: and a pan of coals was burning before him.

24Yet they were not terrified, nor did they rend their garments, either the king, or any of his servants that had heard all these words.

Read all of Jeremiah 36

Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:19(29:18) And it might come to pass, when he heareth the words of this denunciation, that he would bless himself in his heart, saying, There will be peace unto me, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart; in order that the indulgence of the passions may appease the thirst [for them]:

1 Kings 22:27And say, Thus hath said the king, Put this man in the prison, and feed him with sparing bread and with sparing water, until I come home in peace.

Proverbs 1:30[That] they would not attend to my counsel: [that] they rejected all my admonition.

Proverbs 13:13Whoso despiseth the word shall fall in debt to it; but he that feareth the commandment will be rewarded.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

Isaiah 5:18Woe unto those that draw iniquity with the cords of falsehood, and as with a wagon-rope, sinfulness;

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Jeremiah 36:23