18 Then Baruch said to them, “He (A)dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them with ink on the book.” 19 Then the officials said to Baruch, “Go, (B)hide yourself, you and Jeremiah, and do not let anyone know where you are.”

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20 So they went to the (C)king in the court, but they had deposited the scroll in the chamber of (D)Elishama the scribe, and they reported all the words to the king.

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18 “Yes,” Baruch replied, “he dictated(A) all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”

19 Then the officials(B) said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah, go and hide.(C) Don’t let anyone know where you are.”

20 After they put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the courtyard and reported everything to him.

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