Jeremiah 36:9 meaning and explanation
Now 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.
Jeremiah 36:9, Berean Standard Bible
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The verse sets the scene for the public reading of Jeremiah's scroll. The ninth month of Jehoiakim's fifth year places the event in late autumn or early winter, which explains the king's fire in verse 22.
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