Jeremiah 36:24

Translations

Modern

Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.

Traditional

Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

Literal

And they were not afraid and they did not tear their garments—the king and his servants who heard all these words.

Latin

Et non timuerunt, neque sciderunt vestimenta sua, rex et omnes servi ejus qui audierunt universos sermones istos.

Original

Hebrew

English

Yet in hearing all these words, the king and his servants did not become frightened or tear their garments.

Notes

Jeremiah 36:23–24

Jehoiakim was so hostile and stubborn that after hearing three or four columns of the scroll, he cut off the section with a sharp knife and threw it into the fire. Jehoiakim’s father, Josiah, reacted very differently when he heard the newly discovered Book of the Law (2 Kings 22:11).

Jeremiah 36:1–32

This description of Jehoiakim’s cynical response to God's call for repentance and obedience (Jeremiah 36:3, 7) highlights the hopelessness of the situation.
Nowhere else does the Old Testament offer such detailed information about preserving spoken messages in written form.

Jeremiah 35:1–36:32

These two chapters reflect on events from twenty years ago when Jehoiakim was king.

Theme notes and profiles

Baruch Jeremiah David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders The Written Word

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 36:16
When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.”
Psalm 36:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Psalm 64:5
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
Isaiah 36:22–37:1
Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
Jonah 3:6
When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
2 Kings 19:1–2
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
1 Kings 21:27
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.
Romans 3:18
“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
2 Chronicles 34:19–31
When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes
Matthew 12:41
The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
2 Kings 22:11–19
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

Glossary

Baruch Book of Jeremiah Delaiah Gemariah Jehoiakim Jeremiah (Person) Leather Megilloth Prophet, Prophetess

Topics

Baruch: An Amanuensis (Copyist) of Jeremiah Brazier: A Utensil Used for Warming Houses Impenitence: Jehoiakim and his Servants Jeremiah: The Prophet: Prophecies of, Destroyed by Jehoiakim

Jeremiah 36:24

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