Jeremiah 36:23
King James Version
Translation: KJV
21So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.Select Jeremiah 36:21
22Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.Select Jeremiah 36:22
23And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.Select Jeremiah 36:23
24Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.Select Jeremiah 36:24
25Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.Select Jeremiah 36:25
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WEB
36:23 When Jehudi had read three or four leaves, the king cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.
ASV
36:23 And it came to pass, when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, that the king cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.
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