This is the message which
Jeremiah
the prophet
spoke
to aBaruch
the son
of Neriah
, when he had bwritten
down
these
words
in a book
1at Jeremiah's
dictation
, in the cfourth
year
of Jehoiakim
the son
of Josiah
, king
of Judah
, saying
:
"Thus says
the LORD
the God
of Israel
to you, O Baruch
:
`You said, "Ah
, woe
is me! For the LORD
has added
sorrow
to my pain
; I am aweary
with my groaning
and have found
no
rest
."'
"Thus you are to say
to him, `Thus
says
the LORD
, "Behold
, awhat
I have built
I am about to tear
down
, and what
I have planted
I am about to uproot
, that is, the whole
land
."
`But you, are you aseeking great
things
for yourself? Do not seek
them; for behold
, I am going to bbring
disaster
on all
flesh
,' declares
the LORD
, `but I will cgive
your life
to you as booty
in all
the places
where
you may go
.' "