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Jeremiah 45

Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible

45:1

The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:

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45:2

’Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch: Thou didst say:

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45:3

Woe is me now! For the LORD hath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, And I find no rest.

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45:4

Thus shalt thou say unto him: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, that which I have built will I break down, And that which I have planted I will pluck up; And this in the whole land.

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45:5

And seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.’

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