[This] [is] the messagewhichJeremiahthe prophetspoketo Baruchthe sonof Neriah,when he had writtendownthesewordsin a bookat Jeremiah'sdictation,in the fourthyearof Jehoiakimthe sonof Josiah,kingof Judah,saying:
In his daysNebuchadnezzarkingof Babyloncameup, and Jehoiakimbecamehis servant[for] threeyears;then he turnedand rebelledagainst him.
Jehoiakimwas twenty-fiveyearsoldwhen he becameking,and he reignedelevenyearsin Jerusalem;and he didevilin the sightof the LORDhis God.
The wordthat cameto Jeremiahconcerningallthe peopleof Judah,in the fourthyearof Jehoiakimthe sonof Josiah,kingof Judah(that was the firstyearof Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon),
In the beginningof the reignof Jehoiakimthe sonof Josiah,kingof Judah,thiswordcamefrom the LORD,saying,
and I gavethe deedof purchaseto Baruchthe sonof Neriah,the sonof Mahseiah,in the sightof Hanamelmy uncle's[son] and in the sightof the witnesseswho signedthe deedof purchase,beforeallthe Jewswho were sittingin the courtof the guard.
"AfterI had giventhe deedof purchaseto Baruchthe sonof Neriah,then I prayedto the LORD,saying,
In the fourthyearof Jehoiakimthe sonof Josiah,kingof Judah,thiswordcameto Jeremiahfrom the LORD,saying,
"Takea scrolland writeon it allthe wordswhichI have spokento you concerningIsraeland concerningJudah,and concerningallthe nations,from the dayI [first] spoketo you, from the daysof Josiah,even to thisday.
And the kingcommandedJerahmeelthe king'sson,Seraiahthe sonof Azriel,and Shelemiahthe sonof Abdeelto seizeBaruchthe scribeand Jeremiahthe prophet,but the LORDhidthem.
Then Jeremiahtookanotherscrolland gaveit to Baruchthe sonof Neriah,the scribe,and he wroteon it at the dictationof Jeremiahallthe wordsof the bookwhichJehoiakimkingof Judahhad burnedin the fire;and manysimilar wordswere addedto them.
Then JeremiahcalledBaruchthe sonof Neriah,and Baruchwroteon a scrollat the dictationof Jeremiahallthe wordsof the LORDwhichHe had spokento him.
"Thussaysthe LORDthe Godof Israelto you, O Baruch:
To Egypt,concerningthe armyof PharaohNecokingof Egypt,whichwas by the EuphratesRiverat Carchemish,whichNebuchadnezzarkingof Babylondefeatedin the fourthyearof Jehoiakimthe sonof Josiah,kingof Judah:
The messagewhichJeremiahthe prophetcommandedSeraiahthe sonof Neriah,the grandsonof Mahseiah,when he wentwith Zedekiahthe kingof Judahto Babylonin the fourthyearof his reign.(Now Seraiahwas quartermaster.)
In the thirdyearof the reignof Jehoiakimkingof Judah,Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babyloncameto Jerusalemand besiegedit.
