Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month: and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him.
- KJV Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
- NKJV Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him.
- NASB Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning in the brazier before him.
- NLT It was late autumn, and the king was in a winterized part of the palace, sitting in front of a fire to keep warm.
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Quick answer
The setting is noted: the king sits in his warm winter house with a fire burning before him.
Overview
This detail of season and setting prepares for the dramatic act to follow. The brazier's fire, meant for comfort, will become the instrument of Jehoiakim's contempt for God's word. The scene quietly contrasts the king's ease with the judgment the scroll proclaims.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Amos 3:15I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.
- Jer 3:20But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.
- Jer 36:9Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah.
- Jer 22:14–16who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
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