12 And I gave the deed of purchase to ^pBaruch the son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my cousin, in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, and in the presence of all the Judeans who were sitting in the court of the guard.

Jehoiakim Burns Jeremiah’s Scroll

1 In the ^wfourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Take a scroll and ^xwrite on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, ^yfrom the days of Josiah until today. 3 ^zIt may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster that I intend to do to them, so that every one may turn from his evil way, ^aand that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”

4 Then Jeremiah called ^bBaruch the son of Neriah, and Baruch ^cwrote on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the Lord that he had spoken to him.

Message to Baruch

1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to ^fBaruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the ^gfourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: 3 You said, ‘Woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain. ^hI am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.’ 4 Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land. 5 And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you your life ⁱas a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”