For I have said these things to thee that thou mayst say (them) to Jeremiah, and to all those who are like you, in order that ye may retire from this city. Because your works are to this city as a firm pillar, and your prayers as a strong wall.'
Apocrypha · Chapter 2 of 87
II Baruch 2
Syriac Apocalypse
About II Baruch
An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, vol. 2, II Baruch (Oxford: Clarendon Press), R. H. Charles, 1913 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.
Source: The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, vol. 2, II Baruch (Oxford: Clarendon Press), R. H. Charles (1913) · public domain