Jeremiah 36:11–19

¹¹Micaiah was the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan. Micaiah heard Baruch reading all of the Lord’s words that were written on the scroll.

¹²Then he went down to the secretary’s room in the royal palace. All of the officials were sitting there. They included the secretary Elishama and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah. Elnathan, the son of Acbor, was also there. So was Gemariah, the son of Shaphan. Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, was there too. And so were all of the other officials. ¹³Micaiah told all of them what he had heard. He told them everything Baruch had read to the people from the scroll.

¹⁴All of the officials sent Jehudi to speak to Baruch, the son of Neriah. Jehudi was the son of Nethaniah. Nethaniah was the son of Shelemiah. Shelemiah was the son of Cushi. Jehudi said to Baruch, “Come. Bring the scroll you have read to the people.”

So Baruch went to them. He carried the scroll with him. ¹⁵The officials said to him, “Please sit down. Read the scroll to us.”

So Baruch read it to them. ¹⁶They heard all of its words. Then they looked at each other in fear. They said to Baruch, “We must report all of these words to the king.”

¹⁷They said to Baruch, “Tell us. How did you happen to write all of these things? Did Jeremiah tell you to do it?”

¹⁸“Yes,” Baruch replied. “He told me to write down all of these words. So I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”

¹⁹Then the officials spoke to Baruch. They said, “You and Jeremiah must go and hide. Don’t let anyone know where you are.”