¹ και εν τω ενιαυτω τω τεταρτω ιωακιμ υιου ιωσια βασιλεως ιουδα εγενηθη λογος κυριου προς με λεγων

² λαβε σεαυτω χαρτιον βιβλιου και γραψον επ' αυτου παντας τους λογους ους εχρηματισα προς σε επι ιερουσαλημ και επι ιουδαν και επι παντα τα εθνη αφ' ης ημερας λαλησαντος μου προς σε αφ' ημερων ιωσια βασιλεως ιουδα και εως της ημερας ταυτης

³ ισως ακουσεται ο οικος ιουδα παντα τα κακα α εγω λογιζομαι ποιησαι αυτοις ινα αποστρεψωσιν απο οδου αυτων της πονηρας και ιλεως εσομαι ταις αδικιαις αυτων και ταις αμαρτιαις αυτων

⁴ και εκαλεσεν ιερεμιας τον βαρουχ υιον νηριου και εγραψεν απο στοματος ιερεμιου παντας τους λογους κυριου ους εχρηματισεν προς αυτον εις χαρτιον βιβλιου

⁵ και ενετειλατο ιερεμιας τω βαρουχ λεγων εγω φυλασσομαι ου μη δυνωμαι εισελθειν εις οικον κυριου

⁶ και αναγνωση εν τω χαρτιω τουτω εις τα ωτα του λαου εν οικω κυριου εν ημερα νηστειας και εν ωσι παντος ιουδα των ερχομενων εκ πολεως αυτων αναγνωση αυτοις

⁷ ισως πεσειται ελεος αυτων κατα προσωπον κυριου και αποστρεψουσιν εκ της οδου αυτων της πονηρας οτι μεγας ο θυμος και η οργη κυριου ην ελαλησεν επι τον λαον τουτον

⁸ και εποιησεν βαρουχ κατα παντα α ενετειλατο αυτω ιερεμιας του αναγνωναι εν τω βιβλιω λογους κυριου εν οικω κυριου

⁹ και εγενηθη εν τω ετει τω ογδοω βασιλει ιωακιμ τω μηνι τω ενατω εξεκκλησιασαν νηστειαν κατα προσωπον κυριου πας ο λαος εν ιερουσαλημ και οικος ιουδα

¹⁰ και ανεγινωσκε βαρουχ εν τω βιβλιω τους λογους ιερεμιου εν οικω κυριου εν οικω γαμαριου υιου σαφαν του γραμματεως εν τη αυλη τη επανω εν προθυροις πυλης του οικου κυριου της καινης εν ωσι παντος του λαου

¹¹ και ηκουσεν μιχαιας υιος γαμαριου υιου σαφαν απαντας τους λογους κυριου εκ του βιβλιου

¹² και κατεβη εις οικον του βασιλεως εις τον οικον του γραμματεως και ιδου εκει παντες οι αρχοντες εκαθηντο ελισαμα ο γραμματευς και δαλαιας υιος σελεμιου και ελναθαν υιος ακχοβωρ και γαμαριας υιος σαφαν και σεδεκιας υιος ανανιου και παντες οι αρχοντες

¹³ και ανηγγειλεν αυτοις μιχαιας παντας τους λογους ους ηκουσεν αναγινωσκοντος του βαρουχ εις τα ωτα του λαου

¹⁴ και απεστειλαν παντες οι αρχοντες προς βαρουχ υιον νηριου τον ιουδιν υιον ναθανιου υιου σελεμιου υιου χουσι λεγοντες το χαρτιον εν ω συ αναγινωσκεις εν αυτω εν ωσι του λαου λαβε αυτο εις την χειρα σου και ηκε και ελαβεν βαρουχ το χαρτιον και κατεβη προς αυτους

¹⁵ και ειπαν αυτω παλιν αναγνωθι εις τα ωτα ημων και ανεγνω βαρουχ

¹⁶ και εγενηθη ως ηκουσαν παντας τους λογους συνεβουλευσαντο εκαστος προς τον πλησιον αυτου και ειπαν αναγγελλοντες αναγγειλωμεν τω βασιλει απαντας τους λογους τουτους

¹⁷ και τον βαρουχ ηρωτησαν λεγοντες ποθεν εγραψας παντας τους λογους τουτους

¹⁸ και ειπεν βαρουχ απο στοματος αυτου ανηγγειλεν μοι ιερεμιας παντας τους λογους τουτους και εγραφον εν βιβλιω

¹⁹ και ειπαν τω βαρουχ βαδισον κατακρυβηθι συ και ιερεμιας ανθρωπος μη γνωτω που υμεις

²⁰ και εισηλθον προς τον βασιλεα εις την αυλην και το χαρτιον εδωκαν φυλασσειν εν οικω ελισαμα και ανηγγειλαν τω βασιλει παντας τους λογους

²¹ και απεστειλεν ο βασιλευς τον ιουδιν λαβειν το χαρτιον και ελαβεν αυτο εξ οικου ελισαμα και ανεγνω ιουδιν εις τα ωτα του βασιλεως και εις τα ωτα παντων των αρχοντων των εστηκοτων περι τον βασιλεα

²² και ο βασιλευς εκαθητο εν οικω χειμερινω και εσχαρα πυρος κατα προσωπον αυτου

²³ και εγενηθη αναγινωσκοντος ιουδιν τρεις σελιδας και τεσσαρας απετεμνεν αυτας τω ξυρω του γραμματεως και ερριπτεν εις το πυρ το επι της εσχαρας εως εξελιπεν πας ο χαρτης εις το πυρ το επι της εσχαρας

²⁴ και ουκ εζητησαν και ου διερρηξαν τα ιματια αυτων ο βασιλευς και οι παιδες αυτου οι ακουοντες παντας τους λογους τουτους

²⁵ και ελναθαν και γοδολιας και γαμαριας υπεθεντο τω βασιλει προς το μη κατακαυσαι το χαρτιον

²⁶ και ενετειλατο ο βασιλευς τω ιερεμεηλ υιω του βασιλεως και τω σαραια υιω εσριηλ συλλαβειν τον βαρουχ και τον ιερεμιαν και κατεκρυβησαν

²⁷ και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς ιερεμιαν μετα το κατακαυσαι τον βασιλεα το χαρτιον παντας τους λογους ους εγραψεν βαρουχ απο στοματος ιερεμιου λεγων

²⁸ παλιν λαβε συ χαρτιον ετερον και γραψον παντας τους λογους τους οντας επι του χαρτιου ους κατεκαυσεν ο βασιλευς ιωακιμ

²⁹ και ερεις ουτως ειπεν κυριος συ κατεκαυσας το χαρτιον τουτο λεγων δια τι εγραψας επ' αυτω λεγων εισπορευομενος εισπορευσεται ο βασιλευς βαβυλωνος και εξολεθρευσει την γην ταυτην και εκλειψει απ' αυτης ανθρωπος και κτηνη

³⁰ δια τουτο ουτως ειπεν κυριος επι ιωακιμ βασιλεα ιουδα ουκ εσται αυτω καθημενος επι θρονου δαυιδ και το θνησιμαιον αυτου εσται ερριμμενον εν τω καυματι της ημερας και εν τω παγετω της νυκτος

³¹ και επισκεψομαι επ' αυτον και επι το γενος αυτου και επι τους παιδας αυτου και επαξω επ' αυτους και επι τους κατοικουντας ιερουσαλημ και επι γην ιουδα παντα τα κακα α ελαλησα προς αυτους και ουκ ηκουσαν

³² και ελαβεν βαρουχ χαρτιον ετερον και εγραψεν επ' αυτω απο στοματος ιερεμιου απαντας τους λογους του βιβλιου ου κατεκαυσεν ιωακιμ και ετι προσετεθησαν αυτω λογοι πλειονες ως ουτοι

¹ And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

² Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.

³ It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

⁴ Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.

⁵ And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:

⁶ Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.

⁷ It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people.

⁸ And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD's house.

⁹ And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.

¹⁰ Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house, in the ears of all the people.

¹¹ When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,

¹² Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

¹³ Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

¹⁴ Therefore 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 roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.

¹⁵ And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears.

¹⁶ Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.

¹⁷ And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth?

¹⁸ Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.

¹⁹ Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be.

²⁰ And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.

²¹ So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

²² Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.

²³ And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

²⁴ Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

²⁵ Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

²⁶ But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.

²⁷ Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,

²⁸ Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.

²⁹ And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim the king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?

³⁰ Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.

³¹ And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not.

³² Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.