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Word to Baruch

45 This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to (A)Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had (B)written down 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: “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel to you, O Baruch: ‘You said, “Ah, woe is me! For Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain; I am (D)weary with my sighing and have found no rest.”’ Thus you are to say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, “Behold, (E)what I have built I am about to pull down, and what I have planted I am about to uproot, that is, the whole land.” But as for you, are you (F)seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to (G)bring calamity on all flesh,’ declares Yahweh, ‘but I will (H)give your life to you as spoil in all the places where you may go.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 45:1 Lit from the mouth of Jeremiah

A Word of Comfort to Baruch

45 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neri′ah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoi′akim the son of Josi′ah, king of Judah: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: You said, ‘Woe is me! for the Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.’ Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land. And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not; for behold, I am bringing evil upon all flesh, says the Lord; but I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”

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