Message to Baruch
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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.’”
A 45:1 Jer 32:12, 16; 43:3, 6 B 45:1 Jer 36:4, 18, 32 1 45:1 Lit from the mouth of Jeremiah C 45:1 2 Kin 24:1; 2 Chr 36:5-7; Jer 25:1; 36:1; 46:2; Dan 1:1 A 45:3 Ps 6:6; 69:3; 2 Cor 4:1, 16; Gal 6:9 A 45:4 Is 5:5; Jer 1:10; 11:17; 18:7-10; 31:28 A 45:5 1 Kin 3:9, 11; 2 Kin 5:26; Matt 6:25, 32; Rom 12:16 B 45:5 Is 66:16; Jer 25:31 C 45:5 Jer 21:9; 38:2; 39:18