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This is what Jeremiah the prophet told Baruch son of Neriah
in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah,
after Baruch had written on a scroll the words Jeremiah was then dictating:
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"This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
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You said, 'Woe to me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain;
I am worn out with groaning and find no rest.' "
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The Lord said, "Say this to him: 'This is what the Lord says:
I will overthrow what I have built and
uproot what I have planted, throughout the land.
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Should you then seek great things for yourself?
Seek them not. For I will bring disaster on all people,
declares the Lord, but wherever you go
I will let you escape with your life.' "
