Jeremiah 45

New King James Version

Assurance to Baruch

45 The^(A)word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to^(B)Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book^[a]at the instruction of Jeremiah, in the^(C)fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,² “Thus says theLord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:³ ‘You said, “Woe is me now! For theLordhas added grief to my sorrow. I^(D)fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.” ’

⁴ “Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says theLord: “Behold,^(E)what I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land.⁵ And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seekthem;for behold,^(F)I will bring adversity on all flesh,” says theLord. “But I will give your^(G)life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.” ’ ”