Jeremiah 45

New International Version

A Message to Baruch

45 When Baruch^(A)son of Neriah^(B)wrote on a scroll^(C)the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim^(D)son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah said this to Baruch:² “This is what theLord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:³ You said, ‘Woe^(E)to me! TheLordhas added sorrow^(F)to my pain;^(G)I am worn out with groaning^(H)and find no rest.’^(I)4 But theLordhas told me to say to you, ‘This is what theLordsays: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot^(J)what I have planted,^(K)throughout the earth.^(L)5 Should you then seek great^(M)things for yourself? Do not seek them.^(N)For I will bring disaster^(O)on all people,^(P)declares theLord, but wherever you go I will let you escape^(Q)with your life.’”^(R)