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22 The king was sitting in the winter palace in the ninth month and a stove[a] was burning in front of him.[b] 23 As Jehudi would read three or four columns, the king[c] would cut it with a scribe’s knife and throw it into the fire which was in the stove, until all the scroll was burned[d] in the fire in the stove. 24 The king and all his officials[e] who were listening to these words were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 36:22 Or brazier
  2. Jeremiah 36:22 Or a fire was burning in the stove in front of him
  3. Jeremiah 36:23 Lit. he
  4. Jeremiah 36:23 Lit. until the completion of the scroll
  5. Jeremiah 36:24 Or servants

22 It was the ninth month and the king was sitting in the winter apartment,(A) with a fire burning in the firepot in front of him. 23 Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll,(B) the king cut them off with a scribe’s knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.(C) 24 The king and all his attendants who heard all these words showed no fear,(D) nor did they tear their clothes.(E)

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