And I answered and said: I shall, therefore, be in great straits in Zion, because Thine enemies will come to that place and pollute Thy sanctuary, and lead Thine inheritance into captivity, and will lord it over those whom Thou hast loved, and they will depart again to the place of their idols, and will boast before them. And what wilt Thou do for Thy great name?'
2And the Lord said unto me: My name and My glory have an eternal duration; My judgement, moreover, will preserve its right in its own time.
3And thou wilt see with thine eyes that the enemy will not overthrow Zion, nor burn Jerusalem, but be subservient to the judge for the time.
4But do thou go and do whatsoever I have said unto thee.'
5And I went and took Jeremiah, and Adu, and Seriah, and Jabish, and Gedaliah, and all the honourable men of the people, and I led them to the valley of Cedron, and I narrated to them all that had been said to me.
6And they lifted up their voice, and they all wept.
7And we sat there and fasted until the evening.