Jeremiah 45

The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

Jeremiah told his assistant Baruch, who wrote these messages in a book as instructed by Jeremiah, during the beginning of King Jehoiakim's rule in Judah, which was in the fourth year of his reign.

Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:

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

Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.

You said, "I am in trouble now!" because the Lord has made my sadness worse. I became weak from crying and can't find peace.

Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

So you should tell him, God says this: I will destroy what I've built and remove what I've planted in this entire land.

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

Are you looking for big things for yourself? Don't look for them because I will bring trouble to everyone, says the Lord. But your life will be safe and you can take it wherever you go.