22 Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month, and there was a fire burning on the hearth before him.
23 As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king cut it with a scribe’s knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
24 Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments, neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words.
25 Although Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah entreated the king not to burn the scroll, yet he would not listen to them.
26 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the Lord hid them.
27 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burned the book and the words which Baruch had written at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying:
28 Take again another scroll and write in it all the former words that were in the first book, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.