Jeremiah 52:25Easy To Read VersionThe commander of the king’s special guards also took the officer in charge of the fighting men. He also took seven of the king’s advisers as prisoners. Those men were still there in Jerusalem. He also took the scribe {\cf2\super [444]} that was in charge of putting people in the army. And he took 60 of the ordinary people that were there in the city. See the chapter |
At that time, Baruch read the scroll {\cf2\super [304]} that contained Jeremiah’s words. He read the scroll in the temple of the Lord. Baruch read the scroll to all the people that were in the Lord’s temple. Baruch was in the room of Gemariah in the upper courtyard when he read from the scroll. That room was located at the entrance of the New Gate of the temple. Gemariah was the son of Shaphan. Gemariah was a scribe {\cf2\super [305]} in the temple.