1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto 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 Thus saith theLord, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:
3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for theLordhath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.
4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith theLord: Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.
5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith theLord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.