Wisdom is 'the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever': those who keep it shall live. Then Jerusalem herself speaks, a widow who nursed her children with joy and sent them away weeping, because they sacrificed to devils and forgot the everlasting God. She calls the neighbours of Sion to witness her loss, puts on the sackcloth of prayer and urges her sons to cry to the Lord, who will deliver them. A voice then comforts her: the city that rejoiced at her fall will burn, and her sons are coming back from east and west.
Baruch 4 - 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
Jerusalem Comforts Her ChildrenChapters 4-5
Wisdom is the law; Jerusalem mourns her exiled sons as a widow, then is told to rise, put on glory and watch them come home.
The Letter of JeremiahChapters 6