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The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Nerijah, when he wrote these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah , in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah , saying,
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Thus sayeth Jehovah , the God of Israel , concerning thee, Baruch:
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Thou didst say , Woe unto me! for Jehovah hath added grief to my sorrow ; I am weary with my sighing, and I find no rest.
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Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah : Behold, what I have built do I overthrow, and what I have planted I pluck up, even this whole land .
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And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek [them] not; for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh , saith Jehovah ; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou shalt go .