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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 36:20-32

We have traced the roll to the people, and to the princes, and here we are to follow it to the king; and we find, I. That, upon notice given him concerning it, he sent for it, and ordered it to be read to him, Jer. 36:20, 21. He did not desire that Baruch would come and read it himself, who could read it more intelligently and with more authority and affection than any one else; nor did he order one of his princes to do it (though it would have been no disparagement to the greatest of them),... 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

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:25

Nevertheless, Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah ,.... Three of the five princes mentioned in Jeremiah 36:12 ; had made intercession to the king, that he would not burn the roll ; or suffer it to be burnt; this they did either at first, as soon as the roll was brought, that if the king should not like it, yet they besought him that he would not destroy it; or rather when they saw what Jehudi was going to do with it, either by the express order, or at the connivance of the king; then... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:22

Winterhouse - A warm apartment suited to the season of the year, (December), when in Palestine there is often snow upon the ground, though it does not last long. A fire on the hearth - a pan or brazier of burning coals. This is the case to the present day. In cold weather the rich burn wood in brass or earthen pans, placed in any part of the room; the indigent burn sticks on the floor. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:23

When Jehudi had read three or four leaves - Rather columns; for the law, and the sacred Hebrew Books, are written in columns of a certain breadth. דלתות delathoth , signifies gates or openings between column and column, or between section and section. He cut it with the penknife - הספר בתער bethaar hassopher , "the knife of the scribe," properly enough penknife. And cast it into the fire - To show his contempt for God's words. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:25

Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah - Three of the princes wished to save the roll, and entreated the king that it might not be burnt. They would have saved it out of the fire, but the king would not permit it to be done. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:21

Verse 21 It now follows, that the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll from the chamber of Elishama the scribe In the person of Jehoiakim we see how the unbelieving shun and seek God at the same time, but with a confused mind, as they know not what they seek. The king might have heedlessly despised what had been related to him, for if he wished to be free from all trouble, why did he order the roll to be brought to him, and a part of it to be read? We hence see that the unbelieving, though they... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 36:20-32

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

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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 36:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 36:21

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