Jeremiah 36:16-26

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When they had heardH8085 allH3605 these wordsH1697, they turned toH413 oneH376 anotherH7453 in fearH6342 and saidH559 toH413 BaruchH1263, “Surely we must reportH5046 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 to the kingH4428.”

17“TellH5046 us nowH4994,” they askedH7592H559 BaruchH1263, “howH349 did you writeH3789 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictationH6310?”

18“It was at his dictationH6310,” BaruchH1263 repliedH559. “He recitedH7121 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 to meH413 and IH589 wroteH3789 them in inkH1773 onH5921 the scrollH5612.”

19Then the officialsH8269 saidH559 toH413 BaruchH1263H1980, “YouH859 and JeremiahH3414 must hide yourselvesH5641 and tellH3045 noH408 oneH376 whereH375 you areH859.”

20So the officials wentH935 toH413 the kingH4428 in the courtyardH2691. AndH853 having storedH6485 the scrollH4039 in the chamberH3957 of ElishamaH476 the scribeH5608, they reportedH5046 everythingH3605H1697 toH241 the kingH4428.

21Then the kingH4428 sentH7971 JehudiH3065 to getH3947 the scrollH4039, and he took itH3947 from the chamberH3957 of ElishamaH476 the scribeH5608. And JehudiH3065 read itH7121 in the hearingH241 of the kingH4428H241 and allH3605 the officialsH8269 who were standingH5975 besideH5921 him.

22Since it was the ninthH8671 monthH2320, the kingH4428 was sittingH3427 in his winterH2779 quartersH1004 with a fireH254 burningH1197 before himH6440. 23AndH1961 as soon as JehudiH3065 had readH7121 threeH7969 or fourH702 columnsH1817, Jehoiakim would cutH7167 them off with a scribe’sH5608 knifeH8593 and throwH7993 them intoH413 the firepotH254H784, untilH5704 the entireH3605 scrollH4039 had been consumedH8552 byH5921 the fireH784.

24Yet in hearingH8085 allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697, the kingH4428 andH3605 his servantsH5650 did notH3808 become frightenedH6342H3808 or tearH7167 their garmentsH899. 25Even thoughH1571 ElnathanH494, DelaiahH1806, and GemariahH1587 urgedH6293 the kingH4428 notH1115 to burnH8313 the scrollH4039, he would notH3808 listenH8085 to themH413. 26Instead, the kingH4428 commandedH6680 JerahmeelH3396, a sonH1121 of the kingH4428, as well asH853 SeraiahH8304 sonH1121 of AzrielH5837 and ShelemiahH8018 sonH1121 of AbdeelH5655, to seizeH3947 BaruchH1263 the scribeH5608 and JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030. But the LORDH3068 had hidden themH5641.