9Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah.
10From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.
11When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,
12he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
13And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
14Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come here.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them.
15“Please sit down,” they said, “and read it in our hearing.” So Baruch read it in their hearing.
16When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.”
17“Tell us now,” they asked Baruch, “how did you write all these words? Was it at Jeremiah’s dictation?”
18“It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
19Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.”