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The word[H1697] that Jeremiah[H3414] the prophet[H5030]spake[H1696] unto Baruch[H1263] the son[H1121] of Neriah[H5374], when he had written[H3789] these words[H1697] in a book[H5612] at the mouth[H6310] of Jeremiah[H3414], in the fourth[H7243]year[H8141] of Jehoiakim[H3079] the son[H1121] of Josiah[H2977]king[H4428] of Judah[H3063], saying[H559],
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Thus saith[H559] the LORD[H3068], the God[H430] of Israel[H3478], unto thee, O Baruch[H1263];
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Thou didst say[H559], Woe[H188] is me now! for the LORD[H3068] hath added[H3254]grief[H3015] to my sorrow[H4341]; I fainted[H3021] in my sighing[H585], and I find[H4672] no rest[H4496].
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Thus shalt thou say[H559] unto him, The LORD[H3068]saith[H559] thus; Behold, that which I have built[H1129] will I break down[H2040], and that which I have planted[H5193] I will pluck up[H5428], even this whole land[H776].
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And seekest[H1245] thou great things[H1419] for thyself? seek[H1245] them not: for, behold, I will bring[H935]evil[H7451] upon all flesh[H1320], saith[H5002] the LORD[H3068]: but thy life[H5315] will I give[H5414] unto thee for a prey[H7998] in all places[H4725] whither thou goest[H3212].