Jeremiah 36:23
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And when Judi had read three or four pages, he cut it with the penknife, and he cast it into the fire, that was upon the hearth, till all the volume was consumed with the fire that was on the hearth.

he cut.

Jeremiah 36:29-31 And thou shalt say to Joakim the king of Juda: Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast burnt that volume, saying: Why hast thou written therein, and said: The king of Babylon shall come speedily, and shall lay waste this land: and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast? . . .

Deuteronomy 29:19-21 And when he shall hear the words of this oath, he should bless himself in his heart saying: I shall have peace, and will walk on in the naughtiness of my heart: and the drunken may consume the thirsty, . . .

1 Kings 22:8,27 And the king of Israel said to Josaphat. There is one man left, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; Micheas, the son of Jemla: but I hate him, for he doth not prophecy good to me, but evil. And Josaphat said: Speak not so, O king. . . .

Psalm 50:17 Seeing thou hast hated discipline: and hast cast my words behind thee.

Proverbs 1:30 Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices.

Proverbs 5:12 And have not heard the voice of them that taught me, and have not inclined my ear to masters?

Proverbs 13:13 Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy.

Proverbs 19:21 There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.

Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.

Proverbs 29:1 The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.

Isaiah 5:18,19 Woe to you that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as the rope of a cart. . . .

Isaiah 28:14,15,17-22 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem. . . .

Revelation 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from these things that are written in this book.

Context
King Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll
22Now the king sat in the winter house, in the ninth month: and there was a hearth before him full of burning coals. 23And when Judi had read three or four pages, he cut it with the penknife, and he cast it into the fire, that was upon the hearth, till all the volume was consumed with the fire that was on the hearth.24And the king and all his servants that heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they rend their garments.…
Cross References
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel said to Josaphat. There is one man left, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; Micheas, the son of Jemla: but I hate him, for he doth not prophecy good to me, but evil. And Josaphat said: Speak not so, O king.

1 Kings 22:27
And tell them: Thus saith the king: Put this man in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction, and water of distress till I return in peace.

Proverbs 1:30
Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices.

Isaiah 5:18
Woe to you that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as the rope of a cart.

Isaiah 5:19
That say: Let him make haste, and let his work come quickly, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it.

Isaiah 28:14
Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 28:22
And now do not mock, lest your bonds be tied strait. For I have heard of the Lord the God of hosts a consumption and a cutting short upon all the earth.

Jeremiah 36:2
Take thee a roll of a book, and thou shalt write in it all the words that I have spoken to thee against Israel and Juda, and against all the nations from the day that I spoke to thee, from the days of Josias even to this day.

Jeremiah 36:27
And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, after that the king had burnt the volume, and the words that Baruch had written from the mouth of Jeremiah, saying:

Jeremiah 36:28
Take thee again another volume: and write in it all the former words that were in the first volume which Joakim the king of Juda both burnt.

Jeremiah 36:29
And thou shalt say to Joakim the king of Juda: Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast burnt that volume, saying: Why hast thou written therein, and said: The king of Babylon shall come speedily, and shall lay waste this land: and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?

Lexicon
And
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

as soon as Jehudi
יְהוּדִ֗י (yə·hū·ḏî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3065: Jehudi -- 'Jewish', an officer of Jehoiakim

had read
כִּקְר֣וֹא (kiq·rō·w)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

three
שָׁלֹ֣שׁ (šā·lōš)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

or four
וְאַרְבָּעָה֒ (wə·’ar·bā·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 702: Four

columns,
דְּלָתוֹת֮ (də·lā·ṯō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

Jehoiakim would cut [them off]
יִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙ (yiq·rā·‘e·hā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7167: To rend

with a scribe’s
הַסֹּפֵ֔ר (has·sō·p̄êr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5608: To count, recount, relate

knife
בְּתַ֣עַר (bə·ṯa·‘ar)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8593: A knife, razor, a scabbard

and throw [them]
וְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְ (wə·haš·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 7993: To throw out, down, away

into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the firepot,
הָאָ֑ח (hā·’āḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 254: A fire-pot, chafing dish

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the entire
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

scroll
הַמְּגִלָּ֔ה (ham·mə·ḡil·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4039: A scroll

had been consumed
תֹּם֙ (tōm)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8552: To be complete or finished

by
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the fire.
הָאֵ֖שׁ (hā·’êš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire


Additional Translations
And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

And it came to pass, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that the king cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

And it came to pass when Judin had read three or four leaves, he cut them off with a penknife, and cast them into the fire that was on the hearth, until the whole roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four columns, he cut it with the scribe's knife, and cast it into the fire that was in the pan until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was in the pan.

And it came to pass, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that the king cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brasier, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was in the brasier.

And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the scribe's pen-knife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

It happened, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that [the king] cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

and it cometh to pass, when Jehudi readeth three or four leaves, he cutteth it out with the scribe's knife, and hath cast unto the fire, that is on the stove, till the consumption of all the roll by the fire that is on the stove.
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