1 Sana, jonka profeetta Jeremia puhui Baarukille, Neerian pojalle, kun tämä kirjoitti nämä sanat kirjaan Jeremian suusta Juudan kuninkaan Joojakimin, Joosian pojan, neljäntenä hallitusvuotena; se kuului:

3 Sinä sanot: 'Voi minua! Sillä Herra on antanut minulle murhetta kipuni lisäksi; minä olen uupunut huokaamisestani enkä lepoa löydä'.

4 Sano hänelle näin: Näin sanoo Herra: Katso, minkä olen rakentanut, sen minä hajotan, ja minkä olen istuttanut, sen minä revin irti; ja tämä kohtaa koko maata.

1 The words which Jeremiah the prophet said to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he put these words down in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; he said,

2 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of you, O Baruch:

3 You said, Sorrow is mine! for the Lord has given me sorrow in addition to my pain; I am tired with the sound of my sorrow, and I get no rest.

4 This is what you are to say to him: The Lord has said, Truly, the building which I put up will be broken down, and that which was planted by me will be uprooted, and this through all the land;

5 And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.