361 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah , king of Judah , this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord , saying , 2 "Take a scroll e and write on it all the words which I have spoken to you concerning Israel and concerning Judah , and concerning all the nations , from the day I first spoke to you, from the days of Josiah , even to this day . 3 " Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the calamity which I plan to bring on them, in order that every man will turn from his evil way ; then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin ." 4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah , and Baruch wrote on a scroll e at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him. 5 Jeremiah commanded Baruch , saying , "I am restricted ; I cannot e go into the house of the Lord . 6 "So you go and read from the scroll which you have written at my dictation the words of the Lord to the people in the Lord'S house on a fast day . And also you shall read them to all the people of Judah who come from their cities . 7 " Perhaps their supplication will come before the Lord , and everyone will turn from his evil way , for great is the anger and the wrath that the Lord has pronounced against this people ." 8 Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading from the book the words of the Lord in the Lord'S house .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 36:1-8
Commentary on Jeremiah 36:1-8
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The writing of the Scriptures was by Divine appointment. The Divine wisdom directed to this as a proper means; if it failed, the house of Judah would be the more without excuse. The Lord declares to sinners the evil he purposes to do against them, that they may hear, and fear, and return from their evil ways; and whenever any one makes this use of God's warnings, in dependence on his promised mercy, he will find the Lord ready to forgive his sins. All others will be left without excuse; and the consideration that great is the anger God has pronounced against us for sin, should quicken both our prayers and our endeavours.