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What happened after Jehoiakim burned Jeremiah’s scroll?

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Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn showing Jeremiah sitting in a dimly lit cave, head resting on his hand in sorrow, with Jerusalem burning in the background. — Jeremiah *Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem*, oil on panel by Rembrandt, 1630: in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

After King Jehoiakim cut and burned the scroll containing the messages of Jeremiah, the prophet went into hiding. He subsequently dictated a new scroll to his scribe, Baruch, which included all the original messages along with additional ones.1