Text: Jeremiah 36:24
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 22:11
Subject: not tearing clothes
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Contrast
Significance: 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.
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Text: 2 Kings 22:11
OT Text Referred to: Jeremiah 36:24
Subject: tearing clothes
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Contrast
Significance: In 2 Kings 22:11, when Josiah hears the words of the Book of the Law, "he tore his robes" (וַיִּקְרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָיו, vayyiqra' 'et begadav) — a sign of profound grief and repentance. Jeremiah 36:24 presents the stark contrast: when King Jehoiakim heard the scroll of Jeremiah's prophecies, "the king and all his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments" (לֹא פָחֲדוּ וְלֹא קָרְעוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם). The verbal echo of garment-tearing (or its absence) creates a deliberate contrast between two kings' responses to God's word — Josiah's repentance versus Jehoiakim's contempt, which culminated in Jehoiakim cutting and burning the scroll.