Jeremiah 45
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Chapter overview
Baruch laments the sorrow and exhaustion he carries while recording Jeremiah's words. God reminds him that the entire land faces upheaval, tells him not to seek greatness for himself, and promises that wherever he goes his life will be preserved.
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1The words which Jeremiah the prophet said to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he put these words down in a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah; he said,
2This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said of you, O Baruch:
3You said, Sorrow is mine! for the Lord has given me sorrow in addition to my pain; I am tired with the sound of my sorrow, and I get no rest.
4This is what you are to say to him: The Lord has said, Truly, the building which I put up will be broken down, and that which was planted by me will be uprooted, and this through all the land;
5And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.
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