Jeremiah 45 (DRB)

Chapter Text

45:1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Nerias, when he had written these words in a book, out of the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying:

45:2 Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to thee, Baruch:

45:3 Thou hast said: Woe is me, wretch that I am, for the Lord hath added sorrow to my sorrow: I am wearied with my groans, and I find no rest.

45:4 Thus saith the Lord: Thus shalt thou say to him: Behold, them whom I have built, I do destroy: and them whom I have planted, I do pluck up, and all this land.

45:5 And dost thou seek great things for thyself? Seek not: for behold I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord! but I will give thee thy life, and save thee in all places whithersoever thou shalt go.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "jeremiah", "prophet", "spoke", "baruch", "nerias", "written", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "jeremiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "word" and "jeremiah" carries the first interpretive weight. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "word" and "jeremiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.