1 以下是犹大王约西亚的儿子约雅敬第四年， 耶利米先知对尼利亚的儿子巴录所说的话（巴录从耶利米口中把这些话写在书卷上）： 2 "巴录啊！ 耶和华以色列的 神这样说： 3 ‘你曾说： 我有祸了！ 因为耶和华在我的痛苦上加添忧愁。我因唉哼而困乏， 得不着安宁。’" 4 耶和华对耶利米说： "你要这样对他说： ‘耶和华这样说： 看哪！ 我所建立的， 我必拆毁； 我所栽种的， 我必拔除。我必这样对待全地。 5 你要为自己图谋大事吗？不要图谋！ 看哪！ 我必使灾祸降在全人类身上， 但无论你到什么地方去， 我必使你捡回自己的性命。’"这是耶和华的宣告。

1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet hath spoken unto Baruch son of Neriah, in his writing these words on a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying:2 `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch:3 `Thou hast said, Wo to me, now, for Jehovah hath added sorrow to my pain, I have been wearied with my sighing, and rest I have not found.4 Thus dost thou say unto him: Thus said Jehovah: Lo, that which I have built I am throwing down, and that which I have planted I am plucking up, even the whole land itself.5 And thou -- thou seekest for thee great things -- do not seek, for lo, I am bringing in evil on all flesh -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and I have given to thee thy life for a spoil, in all places whither thou goest.`