When the officials of Judah heard what was happening, they rushed over from the palace and sat down at the New Gate of the Temple to hold court.

犹大的首领听见这事，就从王宫上到耶和华的殿，坐在耶和华殿的新门口。

犹大的官长们听见这些事，就从王宫上到耶和华的殿，坐在耶和华殿新门的入口。

犹大的官长们听见这些事，就从王宫上到耶和华的殿，坐在耶和华殿新门的入口。

犹大的首领得知后，就离开王宫，上到耶和华的殿，坐在耶和华殿新门的入口。

犹大的领袖听见了这些事，就从王宫上到耶和华的殿，坐在耶和华殿里新门的入口。

猶大的首領聽見這事，就從王宮上到耶和華的殿，坐在耶和華殿的新門口。

猶大的官長們聽見這些事，就從王宮上到耶和華的殿，坐在耶和華殿新門的入口。

猶大的官長們聽見這些事，就從王宮上到耶和華的殿，坐在耶和華殿新門的入口。

猶大的首領得知後，就離開王宮，上到耶和華的殿，坐在耶和華殿新門的入口。

猶大的領袖聽見了這些事，就從王宮上到耶和華的殿，坐在耶和華殿裡新門的入口。

猶大的首領貴族聽見這些事，就從王宮上永恆主的殿，去坐在永恆主之殿的新門口。

猶大牧伯聞此、則自王宮上耶和華室、坐於新門之場、

猶大諸方伯聞之、則自王宮、詣耶和華殿、坐於殿之新門、

猶大諸侯伯聽此事、則自王宮詣主殿、坐於主殿之新門、

When the officials of Judah heard about these things, they went up from the royal palace to the house of the Lord and took their places at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s house.

The officials of Judah heard what had happened. So they went up from the royal palace to the Lord’ s house. There they took their places at the entrance of the New Gate.

When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the Lord.

When the officials of Judah heard about these things, they went from the king’s palace to the LORD’s temple and sat at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD’s temple.

When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and sat at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s house.

When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the LORD’s house.

And when the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house unto the house of Jehovah; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of Jehovah’s house.

When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went from the king’s palace to the Lord’s temple and sat at the entrance of the New Gate.

When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king’s house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD’S[ house].

However, some of the officials of Judah heard about what was happening and they rushed up to the LORD’s temple from the royal palace. They set up court at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD’s temple.

When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to Yahweh’s house; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of Yahweh’s house.

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.

But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the Lord.

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.When Micaiah told them about the messages Baruch was reading to the people,the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, grandson of Shelemiah and great grandson of Cushi, to ask Baruch to come and read the messages to them, too. So Baruch took the scroll and went to them.“ Sit down and read the scroll to us,” the officials said, and Baruch did as they requested.When they heard all the messages, they looked at one another in alarm.“ We must tell the king what we have heard,” they said to Baruch.“ But first, tell us how you got these messages. Did they come directly from Jeremiah?”So Baruch explained,“ Jeremiah dictated them, and I wrote them down in ink, word for word, on this scroll.”“ You and Jeremiah should both hide,” the officials told Baruch.“ Don’t tell anyone where you are!”

Then the officials and the people said to the priests and prophets,“ This man does not deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”Then some of the wise old men stood and spoke to all the people assembled there.

Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan stood up for Jeremiah and persuaded the court not to turn him over to the mob to be killed.

Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people’s lives for money!

Even when Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah begged the king not to burn the scroll, he wouldn’t listen.

So these officials went to the king and said,“ Sir, this man must die! That kind of talk will undermine the morale of the few fighting men we have left, as well as that of all the people. This man is a traitor!”King Zedekiah agreed.“ All right,” he said.“ Do as you like. I can’t stop you.”So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.

Yes, I will cut you apart, whether you are officials of Judah or Jerusalem, court officials, priests, or common people— for you have broken your oath.

“ That’s not true!” Jeremiah protested.“ I had no intention of doing any such thing.” But Irijah wouldn’t listen, and he took Jeremiah before the officials.They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary. Jonathan’s house had been converted into a prison.Jeremiah was put into a dungeon cell, where he remained for many days.

“ Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.