7. Perhaps even yet they will turn from their evil ways and ask the lord’s forgiveness before it is too late. For the lord has threatened them with his terrible anger.”
8. Baruch did as Jeremiah told him and read these messages from the lord to the people at the Temple.
9. He did this on a day of sacred fasting held in late autumn, during the fifth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah. People from all over Judah had come to Jerusalem to attend the services at the Temple on that day.
10. Baruch read Jeremiah’s words on the scroll to all the people. He stood in front of the Temple room of Gemariah, son of Shaphan the secretary. This room was just off the upper courtyard of the Temple, near the New Gate entrance.
11. When Micaiah son of Gemariah and grandson of Shaphan heard the messages from the lord,
12. he went down to the secretary’s room in the palace where the administrative officials were meeting. Elishama the secretary was there, along with Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Acbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.