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 word that Jeremiah the prophet has spoken to Baruch son of Neriah, in his writing these words on a scroll from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
2“Thus said YHWH, God of Israel, concerning you, O Baruch:
3You have said, Woe to me, now, for YHWH has added sorrow to my pain, I have been wearied with my sighing, and I have not found rest.
4Thus you say to him, Thus said YHWH: Behold, that which I have built I am throwing down, and that which I have planted I am plucking up, even the whole land itself.
5And you seek for great things—do not seek, for behold, I am bringing calamity on all flesh—a declaration of YHWH—and I have given your life to you for a spoil, in all places to where you go.”
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