The event that triggered Baruch’s lament was writing Jeremiah’s words on a scroll - only to have King Jehoiakim cut it into pieces, burn it, and swear out a warrant for the prophet's arrest and his scribe. Jer. 45:3 - You said, 'Woe is me! For the LORD has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest. Jeremiah 36:1-26 explains what took place.