Baruch 1:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 (A)Baruch read the words of this scroll in the hearing of Jeconiah, son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the people who came to the reading:(B) 4 the nobles, kings’ sons, elders, and all the people, small and great—all who lived in Babylon by the river Sud.[a]
5 They wept, fasted, and prayed before the Lord,
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