Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
say to Jehoiakim—not in person, as Jeremiah was "hidden" (Jeremiah 36:26), but by the written word of prophecy.
saying, Why—This is what the king had desired to be said to Jeremiah if he should be found; kings often dislike the truth to be told them.
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