15 They said to him, “Sit down, please, and read it to us.”

So Baruch read it to them. 16 When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear(A) and said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.” 17 Then they asked Baruch, “Tell us, how did you come to write(B) all this? Did Jeremiah dictate it?”

18 “Yes,” Baruch replied, “he dictated(C) all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”

19 Then the officials(D) said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah, go and hide.(E) Don’t let anyone know where you are.”

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