And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:
I am shut up - not in prison, because there is no account of Jeremiah's imprisonment under Jehoiakim, and Jeremiah 36:19; Jeremiah 36:26 are inconsistent with it; but the meaning is, 'I am prevented'-namely, by some hinderance, or through fear of the king, to whose anger Baruch was less exposed, as not being the author of the prophecy.