耶利米書 45

1 以下是耶肋米亞先知對乃黎雅的兒子巴路克說的話：他在猶大王約史雅的兒子約雅金第四年，由耶肋米亞口授，在卷冊上記錄了這些話：「

This is what Jeremiah the prophet told Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote out on a scroll these messages that Jeremiah dictated. (This happened in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah.)

2 上主，以色列的天主論及你，巴路克，這樣說：

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:

3 你曾說：我多麼可憐! 因為上主在我的愁苦上還加添痛苦；我呻吟憔悴，得不到安寧!

You've been complaining, saying, “I'm in so much trouble because the Lord has given me sorrow to make my pain worse! I've worn myself out with my groans. I can't get any relief.”

4 你應這樣對他說：上主這樣說：看! 我拆毀的，是我所建造的；我拔除的，是我所栽培的；我要打擊全地，

This is what Jeremiah was told to say to Baruch: This is what the Lord says: Across the whole country I'm going to tear down what I have built and uproot what I have planted.

5 你還有什麼大事可為自己請求；不必請求了。看，我給一切血肉招來災禍──上主的斷語──至於你，不論你到什麼地方去，我必賜你獲得性命，如獲勝利品。」

So in your case, do you think you'll get special treatment? Stop looking for something like that! I'm going to bring disaster down on every living thing, declares the Lord. However, I promise you that your reward will be that you will continue living, wherever you go.