1 The words 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 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 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 Thus you shall tell him, Thus says the Lord: 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 Do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh, says the Lord; but I will give your life to you as a ransom in all places where you go.