Jer 45 | ESV | STEP | The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah , when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah , in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah , king of Judah :

‏ Jeremiah 45

Message to Baruch

1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to ^aBaruch the son of Neriah, ^bwhen he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, ^cin the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: 3 You said, ^d‘Woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain. ^eI am weary with my groaning, ^fand I find no rest.’ 4 Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: ^gBehold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land. 5 And ^hdo you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, ⁱI am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you ^jyour life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”