1And it came to pass after these things, that I, Baruch, was standing upon Mount Zion, and lo! a voice came from the height and said unto me:
2'Stand upon thy feet, Baruch, and hear the word of El Gibbor (the mighty God).'
3Because thou hast been astonied at what has befallen Zion, thou shalt therefore be assuredly preserved to the consummation of the times, that thou mayst be for a testimony.
4So that, if ever those prosperous cities say: 'Why hath El Gibbor (the mighty God) brought upon us this retribution?' Say
5thou to them, thou and those like thee who shall have seen this evil: '(This is the evil) and retribution which is coming upon you and upon your people in its (destined) time that the nations may be thoroughly smitten.
6And then they shall be in anguish.