and I gavethe deedof purchaseto Baruchthe sonof Neriah,the sonof Mahseiah,in the sightof Hanamelmy uncle's[son] and in the sightof the witnesseswho signedthe deedof purchase,beforeallthe Jewswho were sittingin the courtof the guard.
"And I commandedBaruchin their presence,saying,
"AfterI had giventhe deedof purchaseto Baruchthe sonof Neriah,then I prayedto the LORD,saying,
And the kingcommandedJerahmeelthe king'sson,Seraiahthe sonof Azriel,and Shelemiahthe sonof Abdeelto seizeBaruchthe scribeand Jeremiahthe prophet,but the LORDhidthem.
Then Jeremiahtookanotherscrolland gaveit to Baruchthe sonof Neriah,the scribe,and he wroteon it at the dictationof Jeremiahallthe wordsof the bookwhichJehoiakimkingof Judahhad burnedin the fire;and manysimilar wordswere addedto them.
The messagewhichJeremiahthe prophetcommandedSeraiahthe sonof Neriah,the grandsonof Mahseiah,when he wentwith Zedekiahthe kingof Judahto Babylonin the fourthyearof his reign.(Now Seraiahwas quartermaster.)
for we have regardfor what is honorable,not onlyin the sightof the Lord,but alsoin the sightof men.
