1. When Baruch son of Neriah wrote on a scroll the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah said this to Baruch:
2. ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
3. You said, “Woe to me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am worn out with groaning and find no rest.”