Jeremiah 36:24 → 2 Kings 22:11

These two texts present a deliberate contrast in royal responses to prophetic scrolls. When Josiah heard the words of the Book of the Law, "he tore his robes" (קָרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָיו, qara et-begadav) in anguished repentance (2 Kgs 22:11). By contrast, Jeremiah 36:24 reports that when Jehoiakim and his officials heard Jeremiah's scroll read, "they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments" (וְלֹא קָרְעוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם, velo qare'u et-bigdeihem). The verbal echo — using the identical phrase with the negative particle — creates a stark generational contrast: the godly father (Josiah) tore his robes in penitent fear, while his wicked son (Jehoiakim) cut up the scroll and burned it piece by piece. This deliberate literary contrast crystallizes the trajectory from Josiah's reformation to Jehoiakim's rebellion that sealed Judah's doom.