Jeremiah 30:2

“Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, etc.] Who is their covenant God; has not forgotten them; still has a regard for them; and speaks after the following comfortable manner concerning them: saying, write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book; being things of consequence, that they might remain to after ages; and be read to the use, comfort, and edification of the Lord’s people, in times to come; and be a support to their faith and hope, as well as be a testimony of the truth and faithfulness of God. Some think this charge refers to all the prophecies that go before, as well as follow after, to put them all together in a book or roll, that they might be preserved; though…”

“Write ... in a book - To be read and meditated upon by them in private. This makes it exceedingly probable that the date of these two chapters was also the 10th year of Zedekiah, immediately after the purchase of the field from Hanameel. All the words - i. e., the scroll was to be a summary of whatever of hope and mercy had been contained in previous predictions. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Jer 36:2-4, Jer 36:32, Jer 51:60-64; Exo 17:14; Deu 31:19, Deu 31:22-27; Job 19:23, Job 19:24; Isa 8:1, Isa 30:8; Dan 12:4; Hab 2:2, Hab 2:3; Rom 15:4; Co1 10:11; Pe2 1:21; Rev 1:11, Rev 1:19 Jeremiah 30:3”