Jeremiah 36:18

18 And Baruch said to them, "From his mouth. He dictated to me all these words and I [was] writing on the scroll with the ink."

Jeremiah 36:18 Meaning and 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 were delivered: and I wrote [them] with ink in the book;
as they saw with their eyes, and which was the manner of writing with the Jews so early; Baruch had no further concern in this matter than to provide pen, ink, and parchment, and to make use of them as he did, just as the prophet dictated and directed him.

Jeremiah 36:18 In-Context

16 {And then}, the moment of their hearing all the words, {they turned to one another in alarm} and they said to Baruch, "We must certainly report all these words to the king!"

17 Then they asked Baruch, {saying}, "Tell us please, how did you write all these words, from his mouth?"

18 And Baruch said to them, "From his mouth. He dictated to me all these words and I [was] writing on the scroll with the ink."

19 Then the officials said to Baruch, "Go, hide yourself, you and Jeremiah, and let not a man know where you [are]."

20 And they went to the king, [to the] courtyard, and they {put} the scroll for safe-keeping in the chamber of Elishama the secretary, and they reported all the words in the hearing of the king.