¹And Jeremiah ran and told these things unto Baruch; and as they went into the temple of God, Jeremiah rent his garments and put dust upon his head, and entered into the holy place of God.

²And when Baruch saw him with dust upon his head and his garments rent, he cried out with a loud voice, saying: Father Jeremiah, what doest thou? What iniquity hath the people committed?

³(For whensoever the people sinned, Jeremiah would sprinkle dust upon his head and would pray for the people, until their iniquity was forgiven.)

⁴So Baruch asked him, saying: Father, what is this?

⁵And Jeremiah said unto him: Refrain from rending thy garments; rather, let us rend our hearts! And let us not draw water for the trough, but let us weep and fill them with tears; for the LORD will not have mercy upon this people.

⁶And Baruch said: Father Jeremiah, what hath come to pass?

⁷And Jeremiah said: God is delivering the city into the hands of the king of the Chaldeans, to take the people captive into Babylon.

⁸And when Baruch heard these things, he also rent his garments and said: Father Jeremiah, who hath made this known unto thee?

⁹And Jeremiah said unto him: Abide with me yet a while, until the sixth hour of the night, that thou mayest know that this word is true.

¹⁰Therefore they both remained in the place of the altar, weeping, and their garments were rent.

¹¹And Jeremiah departed and told Baruch; and as they went into the temple, they rent their garments and mourned greatly.