Jeremiah 45

1 [the] word which to speak: speak Jeremiah [the] prophet to(wards) Baruch son: child Neriah in/on/with to write he [obj] [the] word [the] these upon scroll: book from lip Jeremiah in/on/with year [the] fourth to/for Jehoiakim son: child Josiah king Judah to/for to say

After Jehoiakim the son of King Josiah had been ruling Judah for almost four years, [I, ] Baruch, wrote down [all] the messages that the prophet Jeremiah had dictated to me. Then Jeremiah gave me a message. He said,

2 thus to say LORD God Israel upon you Baruch

“Baruch, Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], has a message for you.

3 to say woe! please to/for me for to add LORD sorrow upon pain my be weary/toil in/on/with sighing my and resting not to find

You have said, ‘Terrible things [are happening] to me! I have endured much pain already. And now Yahweh is causing me to be very sad, in addition to my having pain. I am exhausted from my (groaning/being sad), and I am unable to rest!’

4 thus to say to(wards) him thus to say LORD behold which to build I to overthrow and [obj] which to plant I to uproot and [obj] all [the] land: country/planet he/she/it

But [Baruch], this is what Yahweh says: ‘I will destroy this nation that I established. [This nation is like a tree] [MET] that I planted and that I will now pull up with its roots.

5 and you(m. s.) to seek to/for you great: large not to seek for look! I to come (in): bring distress: harm upon all flesh utterance LORD and to give: give to/for you [obj] soul: life your to/for spoil upon all [the] place which to go: went there

So, should you [RHQ] desire that people do things to honor you in a special way? Do not desire that. [It is true that] I will cause all these people to experience a great disaster, but wherever you go, I will protect you, and you will not be killed.’”