Jeremiah
Chapter 45
The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:
Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.
And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
Summary
The word of the LORD came to Baruch through Jeremiah after Baruch had written Jeremiah's words in the fourth year of Jehoiakim king of Judah. The LORD acknowledged Baruch's grief and sorrow, declared that he would break down what he had built and pluck up what he had planted in t...
Main Subjects
- •grief and sorrow
- •breaking down and plucking up
- •seeking great things
- •evil upon all flesh
- •life given for a prey