Since Baruch has already been clearly identified, it is not natural in many languages to repeat the son of Neriah. Likewise, since prayer is normally addressed to the LORD, to the LORD is omitted as unnecessary in Good News Translation.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .