Chapter
Jeremiah 45

Book of Jeremiah - Chapter 45

Jeremiah 45:1

The message that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to 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,

Jeremiah 45:2

Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch:

Jeremiah 45:3

You said, Woe is me now! for the LORD has added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.

Jeremiah 45:4

You shall tell him, Thus says 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.

Jeremiah 45:5

Do you seek great things for yourself? Don't seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh, says the LORD; but your life will I give to you for a prey in all places where you go.