Discovery BoxJeremiah 36:30 
Context36:30 So the Lord says concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah, “None of his line will occupy the throne of David. 1 His dead body will be thrown out to be exposed to scorching heat by day and frost by night. 2
Jeremiah 4:11
Context4:11 “At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem 3 will be told,
‘A scorching wind will sweep down
from the hilltops in the desert on 4 my dear people. 5
It will not be a gentle breeze
for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff. 6
1 sn This prophesy was not “totally” fulfilled because his son Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) did occupy the throne for three months (2 Kgs 23:8). However, his rule was negligible and after his capitulation and exile to Babylon, he himself was promised that neither he nor his successors would occupy the throne of David (cf. Jer 22:30; and see the study notes on 22:24, 30).
2 sn Compare the more poetic prophecy in Jer 22:18-19 and see the study note on 22:19.
3 tn Heb “this people and Jerusalem.”
4 tn Heb “A scorching wind from the hilltops in the desert toward…”
sn The allusion is, of course, to the destructive forces of the enemy armies of Babylon compared above in 4:7 to a destructive lion and here to the destructive desert winds of the Near Eastern sirocco.
5 tn Heb “daughter of my people.” The term “daughter of” is appositional to “my people” and is supplied in the translation as a term of sympathy and endearment. Compare the common expression “daughter of Zion.”
6 tn Heb “not for winnowing and not for cleansing.” The words “It will not be a gentle breeze” are not in the text but are implicit in the connection. They are supplied in the translation here for clarification.
