Jeremiah 36:22

Jeremiah 36:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him.

Context of Jeremiah 36:22

20The officers put the scroll into the room of Elishama, the king's secretary, to keep it safe. Then they went to see the king. He was in the palace yard. They reported to him everything that they had heard. 21Then the king sent Jehudi to fetch the scroll. Jehudi brought the scroll from Elishama's room in the temple. Then he read the message that was written on the scroll. He read it aloud to the king and to all the officers who were standing around him. It was autumn, so the king was sitting in the rooms that he used when it was cold. A fire was burning beside him. 23Jehudi read a small section of the words that were written on the scroll. As soon as he finished each section, the king cut off that part of the scroll with a knife. He threw each piece of the scroll on the fire. The king continued to do that until fire had burned up the whole scroll. 24As the king and his officers heard Jehudi read each section of the scroll, it did not make them afraid. None of them tore their clothes because they were upset.

Jeremiah 36:22 word by word

וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב֙ בֵּ֣ית הַחֹ֔רֶף בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִ֑י וְאֶת־הָאָ֖ח לְפָנָ֥יו מְבֹעָֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the winterhouseחֹ֫רֶףchôreph · autumnH2779
• in the winterhouseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• in the ninthתְּשִׁיעִיteshîy‛îy · ninthH8671
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• on the hearthאָח'âch · hearthH254
• burningבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:22

• Jeremiah 22:14He says, “I will build a great palace for myself. It will have large rooms upstairs.” He puts windows in its walls. He covers the walls with cedar wood. He uses red paint to make it beautiful.
• Jeremiah 3:20But you, Israel, have gone away from me, like a woman who leaves her husband. You have not been faithful to me.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Amos 3:15I will destroy all their houses, the homes that they live in during the winter, and the ones that they live in during the summer. I will completely destroy all their big, beautiful houses, with their valuable things made from ivory.’ That is what the Lord says.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 36:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Winterhouse - A warm apartment suited to the season of the year, (December), when in Palestine there is often snow upon the ground, though it does not last long. A fire on the hearth - a pan or brazier of burning coals. This is the case to the present day. In cold weather the rich burn wood in brass or earthen pans, placed in any part of the room; the indigent burn sticks on the floor.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The winterhouse - A separate portion of the palace was used for residence according to the season (marginal reference). And there was a fire on the hearth … - And the fire-pan burning before them. On the middle of the floor was a brazier containing burning charcoal.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-32Verses 20-32 Those who despise the word of God, will soon show, as this king did, that they hate it; and, like him, they would wish it destroyed. See what enmity there is against God in the carnal mind, and wonder at his patience. The princes showed some concern, till they saw how light the king made of it. Beware of making light of God's word!Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-32This description of Jehoiakim’s cynical response to God's call for repentance and obedience (Jeremiah 36:3, 7) highlights the hopelessness of the situation. Nowhere else does the Old Testament offer such detailed information about preserving spoken messages in written form.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. winter house--(Am 3:15). ninth month--namely, of the religious year, that is, November or December. fire on ... hearth--rather, the stove was burning before him. In the East neither chimneys nor ovens are used, but, in cold weather, a brazen vessel containing burning charcoal; when the wood has burned to embers, a cover is placed over the pot to make it retain the heat.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 36:22

• Baruch
• Brazier
• Chisleu
• Hearth
• Impenitence
• Jeremiah
• Month
• Winter

In the dictionaries

• Baruch
• Elijah
• Fire
• Hearth
• Pronounce
• Baruch, Book of
• Bible, the
• House
• Jehoiakim
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings