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Jeremiah 45:2
2"Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
Jeremiah 45:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;
- New International Version (NIV)“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
- New Living Translation (NLT)“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
Context of Jeremiah 45:2
1The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: 3You said, 'Woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.' 4Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land.
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כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עָלֶ֖יךָ בָּרֽוּךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 45:2
- Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Mark 16:7But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you."
- 2 Corinthians 1:4who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- 2 Corinthians 7:6But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
- Hebrews 2:18For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
- Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 45:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5This chapter takes place in 605 BC, over twenty years before the previous chapters. Jeremiah’s secretary, Baruch, felt overwhelmed with problems. The Lord promised him safety.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-5After the completion of the prophecies and histories appertaining to the Jewish people and kings, Jeremiah subjoins one referring to an individual, Baruch; even as there are subjoined to the epistles of Paul addressed to churches, epistles to individuals, some of which were prior in date to the former. Afterwards follow the prophecies referring to other nations, closing the book [Grotius]. The date of the events here told is eighteen years before the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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