JEREMIAH 45 [†]The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to  s Baruch the son of Neriah,  t when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah,  u in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2“Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: 3[†]You said,  v ‘Woe is me! For the LORD has added sorrow to my pain.  w I am weary with my groaning,  x and I find no rest.’ 4[†]Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD:  y Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land. 5[^][†]And  z do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold,  a I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the LORD. But I will give you  b your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”