Gemariah seems to have inherited his father’s office of public scribe or secretary of state (see 2 Kings 22:3). As brother of Ahikam, h…

In the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan. —This man belonged to a family which, through three successive generations, present…

A fuller explanation is added here; for the Prophet relates nothing new, but, as is common in Hebrew, he expresses at length what he had previously…

Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the
house of the Lord
The prop…

Shows of piety and devotion may be found even among those who, though they keep up forms of godliness, are strangers and enemies to its power.

1. The declaration is given to the people. The details are as follows:

   1. First, the command to announce is given, as Jeremiah…