Jer 45
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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:
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'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch: Thou didst say:
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Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning,
and I find no rest.
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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.
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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.'