Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It was the ninth month and the king was sitting in the winter apartment, with a fire burning in the firepot in front of him. New Living Translation It was late autumn, and the king was in a winterized part of the palace, sitting in front of a fire to keep warm. English Standard Version It was the ninth month, and the king was sitting in the winter house, and there was a fire burning in the fire pot before him. Berean Standard Bible Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him. King James Bible Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. New King James Version Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him. New American Standard Bible Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning in the brazier before him. NASB 1995 Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning in the brazier before him. NASB 1977 Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning in the brazier before him. Legacy Standard Bible Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning in the brazier before him. Amplified Bible Now it was the ninth month, and the king was sitting in the winter house, with a fire burning there in the brazier before him. Christian Standard Bible Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning in front of him. Holman Christian Standard Bible Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning in front of him. American Standard Version Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month: and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him. English Revised Version Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month: and there was a fire in the brasier burning before him. GOD'S WORD® Translation It was the ninth month, and the king was in his winter house sitting in front of the fire in the fireplace. Good News Translation It was winter and the king was sitting in his winter palace in front of the fire. International Standard Version The king was sitting in the winter palace in the ninth month and a stove was burning in front of him. Majority Standard Bible Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him. NET Bible Since it was the ninth month of the year, the king was sitting in his winter quarters. A fire was burning in the firepot in front of him. New Heart 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the king is sitting in the winter-house, in the ninth month, and the stove is 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, Smith's Literal Translation And the king will sit in the winter house in the ninth month, and a furnace burning before him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow the king sat in the winter house, In the ninth month: and there was a hearth before him full of burning coals. Catholic Public Domain Version Now the king was sitting in the winter house, in the ninth month. And there was a hearth placed before him, filled with burning coals. New American Bible Now the king was sitting in his winter house, since it was the ninth month, and a fire was burning in the brazier before him. New Revised Standard Version Now the king was sitting in his winter apartment (it was the ninth month), and there was a fire burning in the brazier before him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month; and there was a fire burning on the brazier before him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the King was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, and they had set a fire before him OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now the king was sitting in the winter-house in the ninth month; and the brazier was burning before him. Brenton Septuagint Translation Now the king was sitting in the winter house: and there was a fire on the hearth before him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context King 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.… Cross References 2 Kings 22:10-11 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. / When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes 2 Chronicles 34:18-19 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. / When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes Jeremiah 36:23-25 And 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. / Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments. / Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them. Jeremiah 36:29-31 You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast?’ / Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by day and frost by night. / I will punish him and his descendants and servants for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the calamity about which I warned them but they did not listen.” Jeremiah 36:1-3 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: / “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today. / Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.” Jeremiah 36:4-7 So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah. / Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD; / so you are to go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting, and in the hearing of the people you are to read the words of the LORD from the scroll you have written at my dictation. Read them in the hearing of all the people of Judah who are coming from their cities. ... Jeremiah 36:8-10 So Baruch son of Neriah did everything that Jeremiah the prophet had commanded him. In the house of the LORD he read the words of the LORD from the scroll. / Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah. / From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people. Jeremiah 36:11-13 When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll, / he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials. / And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people. Jeremiah 36:14-16 Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come here.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them. / “Please sit down,” they said, “and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing. / When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.” Jeremiah 36:17-19 “Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?” / “It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.” / Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.” Jeremiah 36:20-21 So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king. / Then 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. Jeremiah 36:26-28 Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them. / After the king had burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: / “Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned. Jeremiah 36:32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them. 2 Kings 23:2 And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. Nehemiah 8:3 So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law. Treasury of Scripture Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. Jeremiah 22:14-16 That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion… Jeremiah 3:20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD. Amos 3:15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Apartment Brazier Burning Fire Fire-Pan Fireplace Firepot Front Hearth House Month Ninth Sat Seated Sitting Stove Winter Winter-HouseJump to Next Apartment Brazier Burning Fire Fire-Pan Fireplace Firepot Front Hearth House Month Ninth Sat Seated Sitting Stove Winter Winter-HouseJeremiah 36 1. Jeremiah causes Baruch to write his prophesy,5. and publicly to read it. 11. The princes, having intelligence thereof by Michaiah, 14. send Jehudi to fetch the roll and read it. 19. They will Baruch to hide himself and Jeremiah. 20. The king, Jehoiakim, being certified thereof, hears part of it and burns the roll. 27. Jeremiah denounces his judgment. 32. Baruch writes a new copy. Since it was the ninth month The ninth month in the Hebrew calendar is Kislev, which corresponds to November-December in the Gregorian calendar. This period is significant as it marks the onset of winter in the region, a time when the weather turns cold and harsh. The mention of the ninth month sets the scene for the events that unfold, emphasizing the urgency and gravity of the message Jeremiah had sent. Historically, this time of year would have been one of preparation and reflection, as the people would be gathering resources to endure the winter months. Spiritually, it can symbolize a time of introspection and readiness to receive God's word, even when circumstances seem bleak. the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Since it was the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑י (hat·tə·šî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 8671: Ninth (an ordinal number) month, בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month the king וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (wə·ham·me·leḵ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king was sitting יוֹשֵׁב֙ (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in his winter הַחֹ֔רֶף (ha·ḥō·rep̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2779: The crop gathered, the autumn, season, ripeness of age quarters בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house with a fire הָאָ֖ח (hā·’āḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 254: A fire-pot, chafing dish burning מְבֹעָֽרֶת׃ (mə·ḇō·‘ā·reṯ) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish before him. לְפָנָ֥יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face Links Jeremiah 36:22 NIVJeremiah 36:22 NLT Jeremiah 36:22 ESV Jeremiah 36:22 NASB Jeremiah 36:22 KJV Jeremiah 36:22 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 36:22 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 36:22 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 36:22 French Bible Jeremiah 36:22 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 36:22 Now the king was sitting (Jer.) |