28 Take thee again [a]another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll which Jehoiakim the King of Judah hath burnt,

29 And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim King of Judah, Thus saith the Lord, thou hast burnt this roll, saying, [b]Why hast thou written therein, saying, That the King of Babel shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall take thence both man and beast?

30 Therefore thus saith the Lord of Jehoiakim King of Judah, He shall have [c]none to sit upon the throne of David, and his [d]dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 36:28 Though the wicked think to have abolished the word of God, when they have burnt the book thereof: yet this declareth that God will not only raise it up again, but also increase it in greater abundance to their condemnation, as verse 32.
  2. Jeremiah 36:29 These are Jehoiakim’s words.
  3. Jeremiah 36:30 Though Jehoiachin his son succeeded him, yet because he reigned but three months, it was esteemed as no reign.
  4. Jeremiah 36:30 Read Jer. 22:19.

28 “Take another scroll(A) and write on it all the words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah burned up. 29 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(B) both man and beast?”(C) 30 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim(D) king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out(E) and exposed(F) to the heat by day and the frost by night.(G)

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