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Jeremiah 45

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¹ The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke toⓐ Baruch the son of Neriah,ⓑ when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah,ⓒ in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

² “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:

³ You said,ⓓ ‘Woe is me! For the LORD has added sorrow to my pain.ⓔ I am weary with my groaning,ⓕ and I find no rest.’

⁴ Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD:ⓖ Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up — that is, the whole land.

⁵ Andⓗ do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold,ⓘ I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the LORD. But I will give youⓙ your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”

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1	The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke toⓐ Baruch the son of Neriah,ⓑ when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah,ⓒ in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
2	“Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
3	You said,ⓓ ‘Woe is me! For the LORD has added sorrow to my pain.ⓔ I am weary with my groaning,ⓕ and I find no rest.’
4	Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD:ⓖ Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up — that is, the whole land.
5	Andⓗ do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold,ⓘ I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the LORD. But I will give youⓙ your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”

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Jeremiah 45

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