GEREMIA 36:23

il re lo tagliò col coltellino del segretario, e lo gettò nel fuoco, ch'era nel focolare, finchè tutto il rotolo fu consumato sul fuoco, ch'era in sul focolare.

And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.