Jeremiah 36:10-19

10Baruch stood in the temple, at the entrance of the room of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan. Shaphan had been the king's secretary. Gemariah's room was in the higher yard of the temple, near the New Gate. Baruch stood there. He read the Lord's message that Jeremiah had told him to write on the scroll.

11Micaiah, son of Gemariah and grandson of Shaphan, heard the Lord's message as Baruch read it aloud.

12Then Micaiah went to the secretary's room in the king's palace. All the king's officers were meeting there. They included: the king's secretary Elishama, Shemaiah's son Delaiah, Akbor's son Elnathan, Shaphan's son Gemariah, and Hananiah's son Zedekiah. All the officers were sitting there.

13Micaiah told them everything that he had heard when Baruch read the scroll aloud to the people.

14The officers sent somebody to go and speak to Baruch. They sent Jehudi, son of Nethaniah, and the grandson of Cushi's son, Shelemiah. They told him to say to Baruch, ‘Bring here to us the scroll with the words that you read aloud to the people.’ So Neriah's son Baruch went to them. He took the scroll with him in his hand.

15The officers said to him, ‘Please sit down and read it to us.’ So Baruch read it to them.

16They listened to the words that Baruch had written on the scroll. They looked at each other in fear. They said to Baruch, ‘We must certainly report this to the king. We must tell him about everything that you have read to us.’

17They also asked Baruch, ‘Please tell us how you wrote all these words. Did Jeremiah himself tell you what to write?’

18Baruch said, ‘Yes, he told me what I should write. Then I used ink to write the words on this scroll.’

19The officers said to Baruch, ‘You and Jeremiah must go and hide yourselves. Do not tell anyone where you are.’