22. winter house--
(Am 3:15).
ninth month--namely, of the religious year, that is, November or
December.
fire on . . . hearth--rather, the stove was burning before him.
In the East neither chimneys nor ovens are used, but, in cold weather, a
brazen vessel containing burning charcoal; when the wood has burned to
embers, a cover is placed over the pot to make it retain the heat.
JFB.
Outline
Baruch is to write the prophecies of Jeremiah. (1-8)
The princes advise them to hide themselves. (9-19)
The king having heard a part, burns the roll. (20-32)
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