Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 36:23

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23. three or four leaves —not distinct leaves as in a book, but the consecutive spaces on the long roll in the shape of doors (whence the Hebrew name is derived), into which the writing is divided: as the books of Moses in the synagogue in the present day are written in a long parchment rolled round a stick, the writing divided into columns, like pages. pen-knife —the writer's knife with which the reed, used as a pen, was mended. "He" refers to the king ( Jeremiah 36:22 ). As often as Jehudi read three or four columns, the king cut asunder the part of the roll read; and so he treated the whole, until all the parts read consecutively were cut and burnt; Jeremiah 36:22- : , " all these words," implies that the whole volume was read through, not merely the first three or four columns ( 1 Kings 22:8 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-24" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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절 (explains)

bible-text/jer-36-23

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• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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