New King James Version
Jeremiah 45:4
4“Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, what I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land.
Jeremiah 45:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)But the Lord has told me to say to you, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will overthrow what I have built and uproot what I have planted, throughout the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Baruch, this is what the Lord says: ‘I will destroy this nation that I built. I will uproot what I planted.
Context of Jeremiah 45:4
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 fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.” ’ “Thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, what I have built I will break down, and what I have planted I will pluck up, that is, this whole land. 5And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I will bring adversity on all flesh,” says the Lord. “But I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go.” ’ ”
Read all of Jeremiah 45Jeremiah 45:4 word by word
כֹּ֣ה׀ תֹּאמַ֣ר אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִ֙יתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י הֹרֵ֔ס וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־נָטַ֖עְתִּי אֲנִ֣י נֹתֵ֑שׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ הִֽיא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus shalt thou sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto him, The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- which I have builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- will I break downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
- and that which I have plantedנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
- I will pluck upנָתַשׁnâthash · to uprootH5428
- even this whole landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Jeremiah 45:4
- Jeremiah 1:10See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.”
- Jeremiah 18:7The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it,
- Jeremiah 31:28And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord.
- Genesis 6:6And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
- Psalms 80:8You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it.
- Isaiah 5:2He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 45:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Behold, that which I have built - I most certainly will fulfill all those threatenings contained in the roll thou hast written; for I will destroy this whole land.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4land - Or, earth. Baruch‘s lot was cast in one of those troublous times when God enters into judgment with all flesh Jeremiah 45:5. It was not Judaea only but the whole known world that was thrown into turmoil by Nebuchadnezzars energy Jeremiah 25:26.Read the comment
- 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. 44. that which I have built ... planted I will pluck up--(Is 5:5). This whole nation (the Jews) which I founded and planted with such extraordinary care and favor, I will overthrow.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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