Jeremiah 36:29Concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, Thus says Yahweh: You have burned this scroll, saying, Why have you written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from there man and animal?
The setting
Jerusalem, 605 BC. King Jehoiakim sits by his winter brazier, methodically cutting and burning Jeremiah's scroll as it's read. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: heartbroken fury at 23 years of ministry being literally burned
The original word
saraph (שָׂרַף) — to burn completely, consume with fire, often used for divine judgment
Why it matters
This was likely the first and only copy of Jeremiah's 23-year ministry written down
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 36:29
Jehoiakim burned it THREE columns at a time, showing deliberate, calculated rejection
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about book burning, but it's about a king destroying the only written record of God's 23-year attempt to save his nation.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 36:29
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 36:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 36:29 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, accountability. Notable phrases: Thus says Yahweh; You have burned this scroll. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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