First Speaker
He still doubts! Weep, prophet, weep!
Second Speaker
I will cry it aloud in your ears; dead is Nebuchadnezzar; overthrown are his chariots; scattered are his armies. Israel is saved.
Jeremiah
[Remains motionless for a moment. Then he spreads his arms wide, drawing a deep breath of joyful relief. Dropping his arms, he speaks fast and almost exultantly] Blessed be God. I thank thee, all-good, that thou hast brought my dreams to shame, that thou hast saved Jerusalem. Better, assuredly that I should be fooled by my illusions than that the city should be laid waste by the foe. Blessings upon God’s name.
First Speaker
Yea, all-knower, God is more merciful than you; he loves us and gladdens our hearts.
What will your next revelation be? Into which corner will you creep, mole? Whom will you now lead astray?