ng a fast in the temple courts, Baruch read
to them all from the writing the words of Jeremiah.

When Micaiah, the grandson of Shaphan, had heard all the words of
Jehovah, he went down to the palace, where all the court officials were
sitting, and told them all that he had heard when Baruch read the book
to the people.

Then all the nobles sent Jehudi, the son of Nethaniah, to Baruch to say:
"Take the roll from which you have read to all the people and come
here." So Baruch took the roll in his hand and went to them. And they
said to him, "Sit down now and read it to us." So Baruch read it to
them. But when they had heard all, they turned in fear to one another
and said to Baruch, "We must surely tell Jehoiakim all this." So they
asked Baruch, "Tell us now: how did you write all this?" Baruch
answered, "Jeremiah told it all to me and I wrote it down in ink." Then
the nobles said to Baruch, "Go, hide both yourself and Jeremiah, and let
no one know where you are."

But after they had put the roll in the room of Elishama, the chancellor,
they went to Jehoiakim's room, and told all these things to him. Then he
sent Jehudi to bring the roll, and he brought it out of the room of
Elishama, the chancellor. And Jehudi read it to him and to all the
leaders who were with him.

Now Jehoiakim was sitting in the winter house with a brazier burning
before him. When Jehudi had read three or four double columns, Jehoiakim
cut it with a paper-knife and threw it into the fire that was on the
brazier, and the entire roll was burned up. But neither he nor any of
his servants who were present, were disturbed or tore their garments.
Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah begged Jehoiakim not to burn the roll,
but he would not listen to them. He also ordered Jerahmeel, his son, and
Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, to seize
Baruch, the scribe, and Jeremiah, the prophet, but Jehovah kept them
hidden.

Then Jeremiah took another roll and gave it to Baruch, the scribe, who
wrote on it as Jeremiah spoke to him, all the words of the book which
Jehoiakim, the ruler of Judah, had burned in the fire; and many other
similar words were added.

A PROPHET WHO SAVED A GREAT CITY

Once the king of Assyria sent a high official with a great army to
Jerusalem. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they called for Hezekiah the
ruler of Judah, Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, the scribe, and
Joah, the son of Asaph, and they came