Baruch 1:1-2

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Baruch and the Jews in Babylon

1 These are the words of the book which Baruch the son of Nera′iah, son of Mahse′iah, son of Zedeki′ah, son of Hasadi′ah, son of Hilki′ah, wrote in Babylon, ² in the fifth year, on the seventh day of the month, at the time when the Chalde′ans took Jerusalem and burned it with fire.