Baruch 2:1–9
1Therefore the Lord has made good his word which he pronounced against us, and against our judges who judged Israel, and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Judah,↗
2to bring upon us great plagues such as never happened before under the whole heaven, as it came to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are written in the law of Moses,↗
3that we should each eat the flesh of our own son, and each eat the flesh of our own daughter.↗
4Moreover he has given them to be in subjection to all the kingdoms that are around us, to be a reproach and a desolation among all the people around us, where the Lord has scattered them.↗
5Thus they were cast down and not exalted, because we sinned against the Lord our God in not listening to his voice.↗
6To the Lord our God belongs righteousness, but to us and to our fathers confusion of face, as at this day.↗
7All these plagues have come upon us which the Lord has pronounced against us.↗
8Yet have we not entreated the favor of the Lord by everyone turning from the thoughts of his wicked heart.↗
9Therefore the Lord has kept watch over the plagues. The Lord has brought them upon us, for the Lord is righteous in all his works which he has commanded us.↗
Source: World English Bible (Catholic), public domain. Text is taken directly from the source. Headings are editorial, not biblical verses.
Languages: English public-domain source is available throughout all 73 books. Slovenian and German Scripture editions will be published only after their precise source texts are verified; we do not substitute machine-written translations.