Jeremiah 45 (GNV)

Chapter Text

45:1 The worde that Ieremiah the Prophet spake vnto Baruch the sonne of Neriah, when he had written these woordes in a booke at the mouth of Ieremiah, in the fourth yeere of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah King of Iudah, saying,

45:2 Thus sayeth the Lord God of Israel vnto thee, O Baruch,

45:3 Thou diddest say, Wo is me nowe: for the Lord hath laied sorrow vnto my sorrowe: I fainted in my mourning, and I can finde no rest.

45:4 Thus shalt thou say vnto him, The Lord sayeth thus, Behold, that which I haue built, will I destroy, and that which I haue planted, will I plucke vp, euen this whole lande.

45:5 And seekest thou great things for thy self? seeke them not: for beholde, I wil bring a plague vpon al flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life wil I giue thee for a pray in all places, whither thou goest.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "worde", "ieremiah", "prophet", "spake", "vnto", "baruch", "sonne", and "neriah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "worde" and "ieremiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local GNV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "worde" and "ieremiah" 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 "worde" and "ieremiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.