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Jeremiah took ... Jeremiah's dictation
Jeremiah speaks of himself by name for reasons that are not clear. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
Baruch wrote on it at Jeremiah's dictation
The abstract noun "dictation" can be translated as a verb. See how similar words are translated in Jeremiah 36:4. Alternate translation: "while Jeremiah was speaking, Baruch wrote on it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
burned by Jehoiakim king of Judah
"that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire"
Furthermore, many other similar words were added to this scroll
This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "Furthermore, Jeremiah and Baruch added to this scroll many more words which were similar to the words that had been in the first scroll" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)