Jeremiah 36:8-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:15

And they said unto him, sit down now ,.... Or, "pray sit down" F17 שב נא "sede quaeso", Vatablus, Schmidt. ; they received him very courteously, and treated him with great humanity, and showed much respect to him, in beseeching him to sit down by them: and read it in our ears ; as he had done in the ears of the people, with an audible voice, clearly and distinctly, that they might be able to hear it, so as to understand it: so Baruch read it in their ears ; without any... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:16

Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words ,.... In the roll or book read by Baruch; they heard them read patiently, which was what the king afterwards would not do: they were afraid both one and another ; both good and bad; for there were some of both sorts among them: or, "a man to his friend" F18 איש אל רעהו "vir ad socium suum", Montanus; "ad proximum suum", Vatablus; "ad amicum suum", Pagninus; "erga socium suum", Schmidt. ; they looked at one another, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:17

And they asked Baruch ,.... The following question, which may seem at first sight an odd, needless, and trifling one, as some have called it: saying, tell us now, how didst thou write all these words at his mouth ? this question does not regard the manner of writing them, whether with ink or not, for that they could see with their eyes, and yet Baruch's answer seems to have respect to this, as if he so understood them; nor barely the matter of them, as whether it was the substance of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:18

Then Baruch answered them ,.... At once, without any hesitation, plainly and fully: he pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth ; that is, the Prophet Jeremiah delivered by word of mouth, not the substance only of this roll, but the express words of it, and everyone of them, and that clearly and distinctly, without any hesitation, or premeditation; by which it is plain it was by the Spirit of the Lord he did it; neither matter nor words were Baruch's, but were exactly as they... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:19

Then said the princes unto Baruch ,.... Being satisfied with his answer: go hide thee, thou and Jeremiah, and let no man know where ye be . Some of these princes at least seem to be good men, and believed what was read to them, and had a value for the prophet and his scribe, and were concerned for their welfare; and knowing the furious temper of the king, and his little regard to the prophets; and fearing he would resent what had been so publicly read to the people, provided against the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:20

And they went in to the king into the court ,.... The inner court, the king's court, where he usually resided; though very probably they did not rush in at once; but first sent to know whether the king could be spoke with, or would admit them, they having something to communicate to him; which they might do by the person in waiting, by whom they were introduced: but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe ; they did not take it with them, but left it in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:21

So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll ,.... The same person the princes sent to Baruch to come to them, and bring the roll with him, Jeremiah 36:14 . This the king did, out of curiosity, and to satisfy himself of the truth of what the princes said; and by this it appears they had told him of the roll, which contained what they had given him a summary of, and where it was: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber ; or, "out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe"; who knew... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:22

Now the king sat in the winter house, in the ninth month ,.... The month Cisleu, which answers to part of November, and part of December; and so was the midst of winter, and a proper time for the king to be in his winter house; though, as this was a fast day, it would have been more proper for him to have been at the worship of God in the temple, Jeremiah 36:9 . This winter house probably was a winter parlour, as distinguished from a summer parlour, Judges 3:20 ; and both might be under... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:23

And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves ,.... Either three or four of the breadths of parchment, which were glued together, and rolled up; or three or four of the columns in those breadths. The meaning is, he had read a few of them. The Rabbins F19 T. Hieros. Moed Katon, fol. 83. 2. would have it, that three or four verses in the book of the Lamentations are meant: he cut it with the penknife ; that is, he cut the roll to pieces with a penknife he had in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:24

Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments ,.... They were not struck with horror at such an impious action as the burning of the roll; nor afraid of the judgments and wrath of God threatened in it; nor did they rend their garments in token of sorrow and mourning on account of either, as used to be when anything blasphemous was said or done, or any bad news were brought. The Jews from hence conclude, that whenever a man sees the book of the law torn of cut to pieces, he should rend... read more

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