In Jeremiah 36, we read of how Jeremiah the prophet was instructed by God to write down all the warnings against Israel and Judah on a scroll and have it read to King Jehoiakim and the people of Judah during the fourth year of the latter’s reign.
This was during the time when the Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar had subdued both Israel and Judah and made the latter a vassal state.
After spending a period of time in Babylon, Jehoiakim was restored to his throne by King Nebuchadnezzar and made a vassal.
Alas, he continued to sin against the LORD, and stubbornly refused to turn away from his evil ways even after having tasted punishment when he lost the kingdom of Judah.
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