Jeremiah 36:2

“Take thee a roll of a book, etc.] A roll of parchment, which being wrote on, and rolled up, was called a book; but books, in those times, did not consist of leaves cut and stitched together, and bound up, as our books are, but sheets of parchments being written upon, were glued together, and then rolled up; hence such writings were called volumes; which name we still retain, and give to books, though the same practice is not used: and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah; for though Israel was carried captive before the times of Jeremiah, and his prophecies were chiefly directed against Judah; yet as there were some of the ten tribes…”

“roll of a book--a book formed of prepared skins made into a roll. Compare "volume of the book," that is, the Pentateuch (Psa 40:7). It does not follow that his prophecies were not before committed to writing; what is implied is, they were now written together in one volume, so as to be read continuously to the Jews in the temple. against . . . nations-- (Jer 25:15, &c.). from . . . days of Josiah-- (Jer 25:3). From Josiah's thirteenth year (Jer 1:2).”

“A roll of a book - A parchment-scroll, consisting of several skins sewn together, and cut of an even breadth, with a piece of wood at one end (or, in case of larger volumes, at both ends) on which to roll them up. Write therein all the words ... - The phrase means that the roll was to contain “all the counsel of God” Acts 20:27 upon the special point mentioned in Jeremiah 36:3; and that the prophet was not to keep anything back. return to 'Top of Page'”

“A roll - Parchments, which anciently were their books. All the words - All the revelations he had from God for twenty - two years last past. God would have them recorded, that there might be a memorial of them, that so the truth of them might appear, when God should bring them to pass; the time of which now drew near. Jeremiah 36:6”

“a roll: Jer 36:6, Jer 36:23, Jer 36:29, Jer 30:2, Jer 45:1, Jer 51:60; Exo 17:14; Deu 31:24; Ezr 6:2; Job 31:35; Psa 40:7; Isa 8:1, Isa 30:8, Isa 30:9; Eze 2:9, Eze 3:1-3; Hab 2:2, Hab 2:3; Zac 5:1-4; Rev 5:1-9 write: Jer 30:2; Hos 8:12 against Israel: Jer 2:4, Jer 3:3-10, Jer 23:13, Jer 23:14, Jer 32:30-35; Kg2 17:18-20 against all: Jer 1:5, Jer 1:10, 25:9-29, 47:1-51:64 from the day: Jer 1:2, Jer 1:3, Jer 25:3 Jeremiah 36:3”

“The word of the Lord to Jeremiah was to this effect: "Take thee a book-roll, and write on it (אליה for עליה) all the words that I have spoken unto thee concerning Israel and Judah, and concerning all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah till this day. Jer 36:3. Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I meditate doing to them, that they may return every one from his evil way, and that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin." ישׁמעוּ here means, to hear correctly and lay to heart; cf. Jer 26:3. Hitzig views the command as meaning, not that Jeremiah is now for the first time to write down his addresses (which would be an impossibility for the…”