Then the officialsand allthe peoplesaidto the priestsand to the prophets,"Nodeathsentencefor thisman!For he has spokento us in the nameof the LORDour God."
"For ifyou remainsilentat thistime,reliefand deliverancewill arisefor the Jewsfrom anotherplaceand you and your father'shousewill perish.And whoknowswhetheryou have not attainedroyaltyfor such a timeas this?"
Whowill standup for me againstevildoers?Whowill takehis standfor me againstthose who dowickedness?
When a man'swaysare pleasingto the LORD,He makesevenhis enemiesto be at peacewith him.
Then the priestsand the prophetsspoketo the officialsand to allthe people,saying,"A deathsentencefor thisman!For he has prophesiedagainstthiscityas you have heardin your hearing."
And allthe officialsand allthe peopleobeyedwhohad enteredinto the covenantthat eachmanshould setfreehis maleservantand eachmanhis femaleservant,so that nooneshould keepthem anylongerin bondage;they obeyed,and set[them free].
Then the officialssaidto Baruch,"Go,hideyourself, you and Jeremiah,and do not let anyone knowwhereyou are."
Even thoughElnathanand Delaiahand Gemariahpleadedwith the kingnot to burnthe scroll,he would not listento them.
Then the officialswere angryat Jeremiahand beathim, and they puthim in jailin the houseof Jonathanthe scribe,which they had madeinto the prison.
Nowthe centurion,and thosewho were with him keeping guard overJesus,when they sawthe earthquakeand the things that were happening,became veryfrightenedand said,"Trulythiswas the Sonof God!"
"And we indeed[are suffering] justly,for we are receivingwhatwe deservefor our deeds;but this manhas donenothingwrong."
Nowwhen the centurionsawwhat had happened,he [began] praisingGod,saying,"Certainlythismanwas innocent."
and I foundhim to be accusedoverquestionsabouttheir Law,but undernoaccusationdeservingdeathorimprisonment.
And there occurreda greatuproar;and someof the scribesof the Pharisaicpartystoodup and [began] to argue heatedly,saying,"We findnothingwrongwith thisman;supposea spiritoran angelhas spokento him?"
"But I foundthat he had committednothingworthyof death;and since he himselfappealedto the Emperor,I decidedto sendhim.
