Jeremiah
The ardor of desire, the night of prison, and the suffering which brings counsel.
The People
Will it endure?
Jeremiah
Yea. Stones fall, but that which the soul builds in suffering, endureth for ever.
[There is a bustle among the crowd as all make ready for the start. The trumpet sounds again. It is now quite light. The crowd, eager to begin the exodus, greets the second blast of the trumpet with a shout of impatience]
[Raising his voice to dominate the tumult]
Wanderers, sufferers, march in the name
Of your forefather Jacob, who erstwhile with God,