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The message that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah , in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah , saying,
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Thus says Yahweh , the God of Israel , to you, Baruch:
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You said , Woe is me now! for Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain ; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.
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You shall tell him, Thus says Yahweh : Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land .
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Do you seek great things for yourself? Don't seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh , says Yahweh ; but your life will I give to you for a prey in all places where you go .