Jeremiah 36:29

And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 36:2 Historical context

Jeremiah 36:2 records God's command to write the very scroll that Jehoiakim later burns — the origin of the prophecy.

Jeremiah 36:23 Historical context

Jeremiah 36:23 describes Jehoiakim burning the scroll as it was read — the event that leads to the rebuke in this verse.

Jeremiah 21:4–7 Historical context

Jeremiah 21:4-7 contains the specific judgment prophecy of Babylon's invasion that Jehoiakim rejected and burned.

Jeremiah 21:10 Historical context

Jeremiah 21:10 states the city will be burned by Babylon, the very message Jehoiakim sought to destroy by burning the scroll.

Jeremiah 26:9 records a similar challenge to Jeremiah — Jehoiakim echoes the same opposition to prophecy.

Jeremiah 32:28-30 details the same judgment and cites persistent refusal to listen, exemplified by Jehoiakim's burning of the scroll.

Jeremiah 34:22 confirms the city's burning by Babylon, exactly the content of the scroll Jehoiakim burned.

Jeremiah 28:8 notes true prophets historically warn of judgment, the pattern Jehoiakim rejected by burning the scroll.

Jeremiah 34:21 prophesies the king and city's fall to Babylon, part of the warning Jehoiakim tried to erase.

Isaiah 30:10 shows people rejecting true prophecy for smooth words, exactly what Jehoiakim does by burning the scroll of doom.

Isaiah 45:9 Parallel

Isaiah 45:9 condemns quarreling with the Creator — Jehoiakim's attitude mirrors that of clay questioning the potter.

Acts 5:39 Parallel

Acts 5:39 warns against fighting God — Jehoiakim burning the scroll is a direct act of opposition.

Ezekiel 2:10 describes a scroll of judgment (lamentations and woe) similar to the scroll Jeremiah wrote that Jehoiakim burned.

Acts 5:28 Parallel

Acts 5:28 records authorities forbidding apostolic teaching, echoing Jehoiakim's suppression of Jeremiah's prophecy.