耶利米書 36:23

23 猶 底 念 了 三 四 篇 （ 或 譯 ： 行 ） ， 王 就 用 文 士 的 刀 將 書 卷 割 破 ， 扔 在 火 盆 中 ， 直 到 全 卷 在 火 中 燒 盡 了 。

耶利米書 36:23 Meaning and 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

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 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 his hand, or lay near him. It is difficult to say who it was that did this; whether Jehudi that read the roll, or Jehoiakim the king that heard it; most interpreters understand it of the latter; but the connection of the words carries it to the former; for the nearest antecedent to the relative he is Jehudi; though it is highly probable he did it at the king's command; or, however, saw by his countenance and behaviour that such an action would be grateful to him; and that he was highly displeased with what had been read, and could not hear any longer with patience: and cast it into the fire that [was] on the hearth, until all the roll
was consumed in the fire that [was] on the hearth;
that is, he cast it into the fire, and there let it lie, until it was wholly consumed; a very impious action, to burn the word of God; a full evidence of an ungodly mind; a clear proof of the enmity of the heart against God, and of its indignation against his word and servants; and yet a vain attempt to frustrate the divine predictions in it, or avert the judgments threatened; but the ready way to bring them on.
F19 T. Hieros. Moed Katon, fol. 83. 2.

耶利米書 36:23 In-Context

21 王 就 打 發 猶 底 去 拿 這 書 卷 來 ， 他 便 從 文 士 以 利 沙 瑪 的 屋 內 取 來 ， 念 給 王 和 王 左 右 侍 立 的 眾 首 領 聽 。

22 那 時 正 是 九 月 ， 王 坐 在 過 冬 的 房 屋 裡 ， 王 的 前 面 火 盆 中 有 燒 著 的 火 。

23 猶 底 念 了 三 四 篇 （ 或 譯 ： 行 ） ， 王 就 用 文 士 的 刀 將 書 卷 割 破 ， 扔 在 火 盆 中 ， 直 到 全 卷 在 火 中 燒 盡 了 。

24 王 和 聽 見 這 一 切 話 的 臣 僕 都 不 懼 怕 ， 也 不 撕 裂 衣 服 。

25 以 利 拿 單 和 第 萊 雅 ， 並 基 瑪 利 雅 懇 求 王 不 要 燒 這 書 卷 ， 他 卻 不 聽 。