Baruch
Touch him not, the chosen of the Lord, the prophet.
Second Sentry
[Loosing Jeremiah] Are you Hananiah, the prophet of God?
Baruch
It is Jeremiah the prophet.
Second Sentry
Jeremiah, who leads the people astray? Jeremiah, who cried through the street that Ashur would prevail? Have you come hither to gloat over the fulfilment of your vision? Too soon, faint-heart, too soon; and yet in an apt moment, prophet of evil, to feel the weight of my anger. I will reveal you something.
Baruch
[Struggling with the sentry] Hands off, touch him not.