that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers; and you will find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, and that they have carried out revolts within the city in ancient times, for which cause this city was destroyed.

And I gave command, and a search has been made, and it was found that this city in ancient times has risen up against kings, and rebellion and revolt have been carried out in it.

Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, to find out whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his will concerning this matter.

I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case that I did not know.

The glory of God is to conceal a thing; but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.

Then I said, Lo, I come (in the volume of the Book it is written of Me):

Take for yourself a scroll of a book, and write in it all the Words that I have spoken to you against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah. And Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the Words of Jehovah, which He had spoken to him, on a scroll of a book.

And they went in to the king, into the court. But they laid up the scroll in the room of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.

And the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, the fire burning in the hearth before him.

And when I looked, behold, there was a hand stretched out to me; and lo, a scroll of a book was in it.

Moreover He said to me, Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.

And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, having been sealed with seven seals.