Baruch 1:3
Baruch read the words of this book to Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, in front of all the people who had gathered to hear it read.
Baruch read the words of this book to Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, in front of all the people who had gathered to hear it read.
They were written in the fifth year, on the seventh day of the month, at a time when the Chaldeans had taken Jerusalem and burned it.
These are the words of the book written by Baruch, the son of Neriah, descended from Maseiah, from Zedekiah, from Hasadiah, from Hilkiah.
Thus says the God of hosts: “In those days, ten men from different languages spoken in various lands will take hold of a Jew by the hem of his garment and say: We, too, want to go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”
Many great people and powerful nations will come, seeking the Lord, the God of hosts, in Jerusalem, and will pray to him.”
The inhabitants of one town will talk with those of another and say: ‘Come, let us go and seek the favor of the Lord, and I, too, will seek the Lord.’
Thus says the God of hosts: “Peoples will come from other nations, from great cities.
Thus says the God of hosts: “From now on, the fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will be days of joy, happy feast days. Only be peacemakers and sincere people.”