Jeremiah · American Standard Version (1901)
Jeremiah 45 American Standard Version (1901)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake 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,
1 The message that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to 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,
2 Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:
2 “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for Jehovah hath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.
3 ‘You said, “Woe is me now! For Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain! I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.”’
4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah: 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.
4 “You shall tell him, Yahweh says: ‘Behold, that which I have built, I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.
5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Jehovah; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
5 Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh,’ says Yahweh, ‘but I will let you escape with your life wherever you go.’”
Cross references (5)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 36:1; Jeremiah 36:4; Jeremiah 32:12; Jeremiah 36:32; Jeremiah 32:16
- 2 Isaiah 63:9; 2 Corinthians 1:4; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 2:18; Mark 16:7
- 3 2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Corinthians 4:1; Galatians 6:9; Psalm 120:5; Job 16:11–13
- 4 Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 18:7–10; Jeremiah 1:10; Psalm 80:8–16; Genesis 6:6–7
- 5 Jeremiah 39:18; 1 Timothy 6:6–9; Hebrews 13:5; Romans 12:16; Matthew 6:25–32
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences