Jeremiah 36

Jeremiah 36:2

A Roll] according to the old fashion of making books of long lists of skins rolled about a stick, see Isaiah 8:1.

Jeremiah 36:5

Shut up] in the house and may not goe forth. The cause is not set down, and peradventure it was by reason of some legall pollution, for the cleansing of which, there were certain dayes prefixed, Numb. 19. 11.

Jeremiah 36:6

Fasting day] it was some extraordinary fast which was to be proclaimed afterwards, v. 9.

Jeremiah 36:7

Will present] the Italian, their prayer will fall before the Lord; that is to say, It will be presented by them with humility, and shall be lovingly accepted at Gods hands.

Jeremiah 36:9

The ninth] namely, of the yeer current, and not the yeer of Jehoiakims reign, whose fifth yeere began but then, as it appeares by vers. 1. and 22. and this moneth was the November moon.

Jeremiah 36:10

In the chamber] this Gemariah might be a Priest, or of some other order of the sacred officers, wherefore ministring in his turn, he had his lodging appointed in the Temple, see Jeremiah 35:4. unlesse that he was a scribe, that is to say, a Doctor of the Law, Ezra 7:6. who had his ordinary abode in the Temple, there to exercise his office The higher court] there were three courts in the Temple, that of the Gentiles, or the common court, the peoples court, which was divided into severall great places, and the Priests court. Here it should seem he means the peoples court, in which Baruch did read out at the said chamber window.

Jeremiah 36:12

Princes] that is to say, the chief officers; the Princes of the blood royall, the governours of the places, &c.

Jeremiah 36:17

How diddest thou] that is to say, hast thou gathered them from time to time, as he hath preached them to the people, and as thy memory hath served thee? or hast thou received them from his own mouth all at once? or did he dictate them to thoe word by word? or did he make a continued discourse unto thee, which thou hast set down in writing as thou hast pleased? By this question it seems that they had a desire to be certified, whether they were all the Prophets words, and consequently Gods.

Jeremiah 36:19

Hide thee] for fear of the Kings fury, who could not indure the Prophets, Jer. 26 21. & 36. 26.

Jeremiah 36:20

Into the court] of the royall palace.

Jeremiah 36:22

Winter house] according to the custom of great ones, who have severall rooms, according to the diversity of the seasons, Judges 3:20. Amos 3:15. The ninth] see upon vers. 9.

Jeremiah 36:23

Leaves] for those rolls were divided into severall spaces, written from the top to the bottom.

Jeremiah 36:26

The scribe] namely, Jeremiahs ordinary scribe or clerk; or the Doctor of the Law Hid them] that is to say, after they had hid themselves, God would not suffer them to be found.

Jeremiah 36:29

Thou shalt say] write these words in this new roll, and direct them to Jehiakim.

Jeremiah 36:30

Shall have none] for that three moneths time as Jehoachin his son reigned, 〈◊〉King. 24. 8. is esteemed as nothing.