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19 Then the officials told Baruch, “Go, hide yourself, both you and Jeremiah, and don’t let anyone know where you are.”

The King Burns Jeremiah’s Scroll

20 The officials[a] went to the king in the courtyard, but they deposited the scroll in the office of Elishama the scribe. Then they reported everything written on the scroll[b] to the king. 21 The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the office of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi read it to the king[c] and to all the officials who were standing beside the king.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 36:20 Lit. They
  2. Jeremiah 36:20 Lit. reported all the words
  3. Jeremiah 36:21 Lit. in the hearing of the king