The word which Yirmeyahu the prophet spoke to Baruk son of Neriyahu, when he wrote these words on a scroll from the mouth of Yirmeyahu, in the fourth year of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehudah, saying:

Thus says יהוה, the Elohim of Yisra'el, concerning you, Baruk:

You said, 'Woe to me now, for יהוה has added sorrow upon my pain; I have become weary with my groaning, and I have found no rest.'

Thus you shall say to him, 'Thus says יהוה: Behold, I am tearing down what I built, and I am uprooting what I planted, and this, concerning all the land.'

And you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares יהוה, and I will give you your life as plunder in all the places where you go.'