Chapter 45

The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake¹⁴ unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written² 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 saith¹ the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;

Thou didst say,¹ Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added¹ grief to my sorrow; I fainted¹ in my sighing, and I find¹ no rest.

Thus shalt thou say⁴ unto him, The LORD saith¹ thus; Behold, [that] which I have built¹ will I break down,⁶ and that which I have planted¹ I will pluck up,⁶ even this whole land.

And seekest¹⁷ thou great things for thyself? seek¹⁷ [them] not: for, behold, I will bring⁵⁶ evil upon all flesh, saith⁷ the LORD: but thy life will I give¹ unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.⁴