New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 36:29
29And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You have 1burned this scroll, saying, ‘2Why have you written on it 3that the 4king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will make man and beast to cease from it?’”
Jeremiah 36:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
- New International Version (NIV)Also tell Jehoiakim king of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You burned that scroll and said, “Why did you write on it that the king of Babylon would certainly come and destroy this land and wipe from it both man and beast?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, 'Thus says the Lord, You have burned this scroll, saying, "Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off from it man and beast?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and cause man and beast to cease from here?’ ”
Context of Jeremiah 36:29
27Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burned the scroll and the words which Baruch had written at the dictation of Jeremiah, saying, 28“Take again another scroll and write on it all the former words that were on the first scroll which Jehoiakim the king of Judah burned. And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will make man and beast to cease from it?’” 30Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah, “He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. 31I will also punish him and his descendants and his servants for their iniquity, and I will bring on them and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the men of Judah all the calamity that I have declared to them--but they did not listen.”’”
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וְעַל־יְהוֹיָקִ֤ים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ תֹּאמַ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה אַ֠תָּה שָׂרַ֜פְתָּ אֶת־הַמְּגִלָּ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מַדּוּעַ֩ כָּתַ֨בְתָּ עָלֶ֜יהָ לֵאמֹ֗ר בֹּֽא־יָב֤וֹא מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ וְהִשְׁחִית֙ אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את וְהִשְׁבִּ֥ית מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
- And concerningעַל‛al · uponH5921
- Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםyehôyâqîym · JehoiakimH3079
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- you shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- burnedשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- scrollמְגִלָּהmegillâh · scrollH4039
- Whyמַדּוּעַmaddûa‛ maddûa‛ · why?H4069
- have you writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- will certainlyבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and destroyשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and will make manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- and beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
- to ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
Cross-references for Jeremiah 36:29
- Deuteronomy 29:19It shall be when he hears the words of this curse, that he will boast, saying, ‘I have peace though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart in order to destroy the watered land with the dry.’
- Job 15:24Distress and anguish terrify him, They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,
- Job 40:8Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?
- Isaiah 45:9“Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker-- An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth! Will the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’ Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?
- Acts 5:39but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:22Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?
- Jeremiah 26:9Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh and this city will be desolate, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered about Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
- Jeremiah 32:3because Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am about to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it;
- Isaiah 29:21Who cause a person to be indicted by a word, And ensnare him who adjudicates at the gate, And defraud the one in the right with meaningless arguments.
- Isaiah 30:10Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions”; And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us what is right, Speak to us pleasant words, Prophesy illusions.
- Acts 5:28saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”
- Jeremiah 21:4‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel, “Behold, I am about to turn back the weapons of war which are in your hands, with which you are warring against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall; and I will gather them into the center of this city.
- Jeremiah 28:8The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms, of war and of calamity and of pestilence.
- Jeremiah 32:28Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am about to give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it.
- Jeremiah 34:21Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon which has gone away from you.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 36:29
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29The king of Babylon - These words do not prove that Nebuchadnezzar had not already come, and compelled Jehoiakim to become his vassal. The force lies in the last words, which predict such a coming as would make the land utterly desolate: and this would be the result of the king throwing off the Chaldaean yoke.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. 29-31To die without heirs or a proper burial was considered the worst fate (see Jeremiah 22:19; Ecclesiastes 6:3). Jehoiakim’s son, Jehoiachin, ruled for only three months. Unlike his father, Jehoiachin heeded Jeremiah’s warning and surrendered to the Babylonians. They took him and others to Babylon as captives (Jeremiah 22:24–30; 2 Kings 24:8–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. say to Jehoiakim--not in person, as Jeremiah was "hidden" (Jr 36:26), but by the written word of prophecy. saying, Why--This is what the king had desired to be said to Jeremiah if he should be found; kings often dislike the truth to be told them.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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