45:1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke 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:
45:2 'Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch: Thou didst say:
45:3 Woe is me now! for the Lord hath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.
45:4 Thus shalt thou say unto him: Thus saith 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.
45:5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.'