וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶת־בָּר֖וּךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲנִ֣י עָצ֔וּר לֹ֣א אוּכַ֔ל לָב֖וֹא בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃
At inutusan ni Jeremias si Baruc, na sinasabi: “Ako ay nakakulong; hindi ako makapupunta sa bahay ng Walang-Hanggan.
Abarbanel
The prophet commanded Baruch, since he was confined and unable to leave or enter the House of the Lord, to go and read the scroll there, for the words were from the Lord, and even though they were laments, they were still part of Jeremiah’s prophecies. He was to read them in the House of the Lord in the hearing of the people on a fast day, as many people from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah would gather there.