1 A palavra que no quarto ano de Jeoaquim, filho de Josias, rei de Judá, o profeta Jeremias falou a Baruque, filho de Nerias, quando este escrevia num livro estas palavras da boca de Jeremias que disse:
2 Assim diz Jeová, Deus de Israel, acerca de ti, ó Baruque:
3 Disseste: Ai de mim agora; pois Jeová acrescentou tristeza à minha dor; estou cansado do meu gemer, e não acho descanso.
4 Assim lhe dirás: Isto diz Jeová: Eis que eu estou demolindo o que edifiquei, e arrancando o que plantei, e isto em toda a terra.
5 Buscas tu para ti mesmo coisas grandes? não as busques. Pois eis que eu estou trazendo o mal sobre toda a carne, diz Jeová; porém te darei a tua vida por despojo em todos os lugares para onde fores.
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.