Silence. Take the young man away, for I need no testimony.
[Baruch is pushed back into the shadows]
Draw nearer, Jeremiah. Art thou he who leadest Israel astray?
Jeremiah
Israel is verily astray, but not by my leadership.
Zedekiah
I know thy voice. My heart tells me that I have heard thee speak, but never before have I seen thy face. Was it thou who criedst aloud for peace at the portal of the palace?
Jeremiah
Yea, Lord, it was I.
Zedekiah