The winterhouse — A separate portion of the palace was used for residence according to the season (marginal reference).

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Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month. —The “winterhouse” (the palaces of kings seem to have been common…

Here Jeremiah shows how little he had accomplished; for the king not only cast the scroll aside but tore it into pieces, and after tearing it, he w…

Now the king sat in the winter house, in the ninth month The month Cisleu, which answers to part of November, and part of…

Those who despise the word of God will soon show, as this king did, that they hate it; and, like him, they would wish it destroyed. See what enmity…

This section describes the destruction of the scroll, and regarding this, there are two points to consider: