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Jeremiah 45

Bible in Basic English (BBE) - 1949

5 verses - Simplified vocabulary - Public Domain

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Jeremiah 45:1

The words which Jeremiah the prophet said to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he put these words down in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; he said,

Jeremiah 45:2

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of you, O Baruch:

Jeremiah 45:3

You said, Sorrow is mine! for the Lord has given me sorrow in addition to my pain; I am tired with the sound of my sorrow, and I get no rest.

Jeremiah 45:4

This is what you are to say to him: The Lord has said, Truly, the building which I put up will be broken down, and that which was planted by me will be uprooted, and this through all the land;

Jeremiah 45:5

And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.

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