therefore go thou and read in the roll which thou hast written from say mouth the words of the Lord in the ears of the people in the Lord's house, before the entire congregation assembled for worship, upon the fasting-day, a day specially set apart for this purpose by the king, probably in commemoration of the first capture of the city by Nebuchadnezzar; and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities, so that the message would be brought to the attention of as many people as possible.

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