The prayer ends with the cry of 'the soul in anguish' to the God who endures for ever, asking him to forget the sins of the fathers. Then a poem begins: 'Hear, Israel, the commandments of life.' Israel has grown old in a foreign land because it forsook the fountain of wisdom. Neither princes who hoarded gold, nor the merchants of Theman, nor the giants of old found her way; no one has gone up to heaven or over the sea to fetch her. Only the Creator, to whom the stars answer 'Here we be', knows her, and he has given her to Jacob his servant.
Baruch 3 - Summary
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Baruch
Jeremiah's scribe, to whom the book is attributed; he reads it to the exiles in Babylon
Jeremiah
Prophet named as the sender of the letter against idols in chapter 6
Nebuchadnezzar
King of Babylon who deported Jechonias, and for whose life the exiles ask Jerusalem to pray
Jacob
Father of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
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Position in Book
The Book Read in BabylonChapters 1
The Confession of the ExilesChapters 2
Where Wisdom Is FoundChapters 3
After the end of the prayer, a poem asks where wisdom lies: not with the mighty or the wise of the nations, but with God, who gave her to Jacob.
Jerusalem Comforts Her ChildrenChapters 4-5
The Letter of JeremiahChapters 6