English Standard Version
Jeremiah 36:22
22It 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)It was late autumn, and the king was in a winterized part of the palace, sitting in front of a fire to keep warm.
Context of Jeremiah 36:22
20So they went into the court to the king, having put the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, and they reported all the words to the king. 21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the secretary. And Jehudi read it to the king and all the officials who stood beside the king. 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. 23As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with a knife and throw them into the fire in the fire pot, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the fire pot. 24Yet neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words was afraid, nor did they tear their garments.
Read all of Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 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 22:14who says, 'I will build myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,' who cuts out windows for it, paneling it with cedar and painting it with vermilion.
- Jeremiah 3:20Surely, as a treacherous wife leaves her husband, so have you been treacherous to me, O house of Israel, declares the Lord.'"
- Amos 3:15I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall come to an end," declares the Lord.
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
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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
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