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Jeremiah 45

Jeremiah 45:3

Jeremiah’s Message to Baruch · Jeremiah 45:1–5
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Translations

Modern
You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
Traditional
Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the Lord hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
Literal
You have said, ‘Woe now to me! For YHWH has added sorrow to my pain! I grow weary in my sighing, I do not find rest.’”
Latin
Dixisti: Væ misero mihi! quoniam addidit Dominus dolorem dolori meo: laboravi in gemitu meo, et requiem non inveni.

Original

Hebrew
English
You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”

Notes

Jeremiah 45:3

Jehoiakim had threatened to kill both Jeremiah and Baruch, so the prophet and the scribe went into hiding. Baruch was very tired and felt sorry for himself.

Jeremiah 45:1–5

This 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.

Theme notes and profiles

Baruch

Events

Glossary

Baruch Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Dispensation of God Doubting: General Scriptures Concerning