Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house, in the ears of all the people.
In the chamber of Gemariah. Baruch read from the window or balcony of the chamber looking into the court where the people were assembled. However, some of the chambers were large enough to contain a considerable number (Nehemiah 13:5).
Gemariah ... son of Shaphan - distinct from the Gemariah son of Hilkiah in Jeremiah 29:3.
Shaphan - the same person as in 2 Kings 22:3. He is there mentioned as having been employed by the pious King Josiah to communicate with Hilkiah the high priest in the house of God, and afterward to read to him the book of the law found in the temple, and again to inquire the will of the Lord from Huldah the prophetess.
The scribe - secretary of state; or he who presided over the public records.
Higher court - that of the priests, the court of the people being lower (2 Chronicles 4:9).
New gate - (Jeremiah 26:10). The east gate.