45 Baruch wrote down on a scroll the words that Jeremiah told him to write. That happened in the fourth year that Josiah's son, Jehoiakim, ruled Judah as king. At that time, Jeremiah said to Baruch, 2 ‘The Lord , Israel's God, says this to you, Baruch: 3 You said, “I have terrible trouble! I have a lot of pain, and the Lord has also made me very sad. I am so upset that I have become very weak. I cannot rest at all.”
4 But the Lord says this to you, Baruch: “I will soon knock down the things that I have built. I will pull out of the ground the things that I have planted. I will do that everywhere in the land. 5 If you want to become famous and important, do not hope for that to happen. I will send great trouble to all the people on the earth. But I promise that I will keep your life safe, wherever you go.” That is what the Lord says.’
45 In the fourth year that Jehoiakim [ a ] son of Josiah was king of Judah, Jeremiah the prophet spoke these things to Baruch son of Neriah. Baruch wrote them on a scroll. This is what Jeremiah said to Baruch: 2 “This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says to you: 3 ‘Baruch, you have said, “It is very bad for me. The Lord has given me sorrow along with my pain. I am very tired. I am worn out because of my suffering. I cannot find rest.” 4 Jeremiah, tell Baruch that this is what the Lord says: I will tear down what I have built, and I will pull up what I have planted. I will do that everywhere in Judah. 5 Baruch, you are looking for great things for yourself. Don’t look for them, because I will make terrible things happen to all the people.’ This is what the Lord said. ‘You will have to go many places. But I will let you escape alive wherever you go.’”
45 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
2 Thus saith the Lord , the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:
3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the Lord hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.
5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord : but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
45 This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to ( A ) Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had ( B ) written these words in a book [ a ] at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the ( C ) fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying: 2 “This is what the Lord , the God of Israel says to you, Baruch: 3 ‘You said, “Oh, woe to me! For the Lord has added grief to my pain; I am ( D ) weary with my groaning and have found no rest.”’ 4 This is what you are to say to him: ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, ( E ) what I have built I am going to tear down, and what I have planted I am going to uproot, that is, all the people of the land.” 5 But as for you, are you ( F ) seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them ; for behold, I am going to ( G ) bring disaster on all flesh,’ declares the Lord , ‘but I will ( H ) give your life to you as plunder in all the places where you may go.’”
45 When Baruch ( A ) son of Neriah ( B ) wrote on a scroll ( C ) the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim ( D ) son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah said this to Baruch: 2 “This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: 3 You said, ‘Woe ( E ) to me! The Lord has added sorrow ( F ) to my pain; ( G ) I am worn out with groaning ( H ) and find no rest.’ ( I ) 4 But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot ( J ) what I have planted, ( K ) throughout the earth. ( L ) 5 Should you then seek great ( M ) things for yourself? Do not seek them. ( N ) For I will bring disaster ( O ) on all people, ( P ) declares the Lord , but wherever you go I will let you escape ( Q ) with your life.’” ( R )
