But Jeremiah rent his garments, and put dust upon his head, and entered into the sanctuary of God.
2And Baruch, seeing him with dust sprinkled upon his head, and his garments rent, cried with a loud voice, saying: Father Jeremiah, what aileth thee, or what sin hath the people committed?
3For whensoever the people sinned, Jeremiah sprinkled dust upon his head, and prayed for the people, until the sin was forgiven it.
4And Baruch asked him, saying: Father, what aileth thee?
5And Jeremiah said unto him: Beware of rending thy garments, but let us rend our hearts; and let us not draw water for the troughs, 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 befallen?
7And Jeremiah said: God delivereth the city into the hands of the king of the Chaldeans, to carry the people captive into Babylon.
8And when Baruch heard these things, he also rent his garments, and said: Father Jeremiah, who hath declared this unto thee?
9And Jeremiah said unto him: Wait a little with me until the sixth hour of the night, that thou mayest know that the word is true.
10So they abode at the altar, weeping.