14 All the officials sent Jehudi, who was the son of Nethaniah and the grandson of Cushi, to Baruch. They ordered him to tell Baruch, “Come here and bring with you the scroll you read in the hearing of the people.” So Baruch son of Neriah went to them, carrying the scroll in his hand.
15 They said to him, “Please sit down and read it to us.” So Baruch sat down and read it to them.
16 When they had heard it all, they expressed their alarm to one another. Then they said to Baruch, “We must certainly give the king a report about everything you have read!”
17 Then they asked Baruch, “How did you come to write all these words? Do they actually come from Jeremiah’s mouth?”
18 Baruch answered, “Yes, they came from his own mouth. He dictated all these words to me and I wrote them down in ink on this scroll.”
19 Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must go and hide. You must not let anyone know where you are.”
20 The officials put the scroll in the room of Elishama, the royal secretary, for safekeeping. Then they went to the court and reported everything to the king.