He shall have none to sit ... — The 3 months’ reign of Jehoiakim was too destitute of real power to be a contradiction to this pred…

We now see what reward Jehoiakim brought on himself by his impiety and perverseness. But there are two clauses: in the first, God reproves him for …

Therefore thus says the Lord, of Jehoiakim king of Judah ,
&c.] Or, "concerning" ^F24 him; for Jehovah is …

Those who despise the word of God will soon show, as this king did, that they hate it; and, like him, they would wish it destroyed. See what enmity…

Here, the restoration of the text is described.

1. First, the command to restore the scroll is given: take it again. As writ…