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

20So they went to the king in the court, but they had deposited the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and they reported all the words to the king. 21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it to the king as well as to all the officials who stood beside the king. Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning in the brazier before him. 23When Jehudi had read three or four columns, the king cut it with a scribe’s knife and threw it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier. 24Yet the king and all his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they rend their garments.

Jeremiah 36:22 word by word

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

• Now the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• was sittingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• winterחֹ֫רֶףchôreph · autumnH2779
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• ninthתְּשִׁיעִיteshîy‛îy · ninthH8671
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• burningבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• in the brazierאָח'âch · hearthH254
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:22

• Jeremiah 22:14Who says, ‘I will build myself a roomy house With spacious upper rooms, And cut out its windows, Paneling it with cedar and painting it bright red.’
• Jeremiah 3:20Surely, as a woman treacherously departs from her lover, So you have dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel,” declares the Lord.
• Amos 3:15I will also smite the winter house together with the summer house; The houses of ivory will also perish And the great houses will 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

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