Baruch 5

5:1 Remove, O Jerusalem, your robe of mourning and distress,

and put on forever the attractiveness of the glory that comes from God.

5:2 Clothe yourself with the double cloak of the righteousness that comes from God.¹

Place on your head the diadem²

of the glory of the Eternal One.

5:3 For God will make known your radiance³

to everything under heaven.

5:4 For God will forever call your name⁴

“Righteous Peace” and “Reverent Glory.”⁵

5:5 Rise up, O Jerusalem, and stand on the height.

Look to the east and see that your children

have been gathered from west⁶ to east

at the word of the Holy One,

rejoicing in God’s remembrance of them.⁷

5:6 For they went out from you on foot,

being led away by their enemies.

But God is leading them back to you,

lifted up in glorious fashion,⁸ as though they were on royal thrones.⁹

5:7 For God has given instructions

that every high mountain and the everlasting hills be brought low

and the valleys be filled so as to become flat¹⁰ ground,

so that Israel may walk securely to the glory of God.

5:8 The thickets and every sweet-smelling tree

have provided shade for Israel at God’s command.

5:9 For God will lead Israel with gladness

by his glorious light,¹¹

with mercy and righteousness that proceed from him.