But Baruch the son of Neriah is instigating you against us for the purpose of giving us into the hand of the Chaldeans, to put us to death or to take us into exile in Babylon. ”
( Jeremijas 43: 2, 3.) Kā var spriest pēc šīs apsūdzības, jūdu vadoņi uzskatīja, ka Baruham ir liela ietekme uz Jeremiju.