Jer 45 | NASB2020 | STEP | This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah , when he had written these words in a book at Jeremiah’s dictation , in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah , king of Judah , saying :

Jeremiah 45

Message to Baruch

1 This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to ^aBaruch the son of Neriah, when he had ^bwritten these words in a book ^{▼▼Lit from the mouth of Jeremiah}at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the ^dfourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying: 2 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says to you, Baruch: 3 ‘You said, “Oh, woe to me! For the Lord has added grief to my pain; I am ^eweary with my groaning and have found no rest.”’ 4 This is what you are to say to him: ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, ^fwhat I have built I am going to tear down, and what I have planted I am going to uproot, that is, all the people of the land.” 5 But as for you, are you ^gseeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to ^hbring disaster on all flesh,’ declares the Lord, ‘but I will ⁱgive your life to you as plunder in all the places where you may go.’”