Jeremiah 36:29

"“Take again another scroll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first scroll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned."

Key Reflection

Jehoiakim, the King of Judah, had defied God's prophet Jeremiah by burning a scroll containing his words, which prophesied impending judgment on Jerusalem and Judah due to their disobedience. By commanding him to take another scroll and rewrite the same contents, despite Jehoiakim's actions, God underscored that His message would not be silenced and emphasized the permanence of divine prophecy.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The 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.

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