Jeremiah 45:3

Jeremiah 45:3

Assurance to Baruch

1 The ^aword that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to ^bBaruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book¹ at the instruction of Jeremiah, in the ^cfourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,

2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:

3 ‘You said, “Woe is me now! For the Lord has added grief to my sorrow. I ^afainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.” ’

4 “Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, ^awhat I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land.

5 And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, ^aI will bring adversity on all flesh,” says the Lord. “But I will give your ^blife to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.” ’ ”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Thou didst say, etc.—Jeremiah does not spare his disciple, but unveils his fault, namely, fear for his life by reason of the suspicions which he incurred in the eyes of his countrymen (compare Jeremiah 36:17), as if he was in sympathy with the Chaldeans (Jeremiah 43:3), and instigator of Jeremiah; also ingratitude in speaking of his "grief," etc., whereas he ought to deem himself highly blessed in being employed by God to record Jeremiah's prophecies.

added—rescued from the peril of my first writing (Jeremiah 36:26). I am again involved in a similar peril. He upbraids God as dealing harshly with him.

I fainted—rather, "I am weary."

no rest—no quiet resting-place.

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