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1 The
message that
Jeremiah the
prophet spoke to
Baruch the son
of Neriah, when
he wrote 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 “The
LORD, the God
of Israel, says
to you, Baruch:
3 ‘You said,
“Woe is me now!
For the LORD
has added sorrow
to my pain!
I am weary
with my groaning,
and I find
no rest.” ’
4 “You
shall tell him,
the LORD says: ‘Behold, that which I
have built, I
will break down,
and that which
I have planted
I will pluck
up; and this
in the whole land.
5 Do
you seek great
things for
yourself? Don’t seek
them; for, behold,
I will bring
evil on all
flesh,’ says the
LORD, ‘but I
will let you
escape with your
life wherever you
go.’ ”