Baruch 1:14-16

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Read aloud this scroll that we sent to you to make it public in the Lord’s house on every festival day and appointed time.

Sins of the community

¹⁵ You will say:

Justice is on the side of the Lord God, but public shame is upon us today, upon everyone in Judah, upon those living in Jerusalem, ¹⁶ and upon our rulers, leading officials, priests, prophets, and ancestors,