⁹ And this was done in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, when it was commanded that all the people of Jerusalem should fast before the LORD, and they also that were come from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem. ¹⁰ Then read Baruch the words of Jeremiah out of the book within the house of the LORD, out of the treasury of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the Scribe, which is beside the higher loft of the new door of the LORD's house: that all the people might hear.

¹¹ Now when Micaiah the son of Gemariah the son of Shaphan had heard all the words of the LORD out of the book, ¹² he went down to the king's palace into the Scribe's chamber, for there all the princes were set: Elishama the Scribe, Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, Elnathan the son of Achbor, Gemariah the son of Shaphan, Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, with all the princes. ¹³ And Micaiah told them all the words that he heard Baruch read out of the book before the people. ¹⁴ Then all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, "Take in thine hand the book, whereout thou hast read before all the people, and come." So Baruch the son of Neriah took the book in his hand, and came unto them. ¹⁵ And they said unto him, "Sit down, and read the book that we may hear also." So Baruch read, that they might hear.

¹⁶ Now when they had heard all the words, they were abashed one upon another, and said unto Baruch, "We will certify the king of all these words." ¹⁷ And they examined Baruch, saying, "Tell us, how didst thou write all these words? Out of his mouth?"

¹⁸ Then Baruch answered them, "He spake all these words unto me with his mouth, and I alone was with him, and wrote them in the book."