Jeremiah · Catholic Public Domain Version
Jeremiah 45 Catholic Public Domain Version
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Notes on this text (3)
- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book, from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, the 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 says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch:
2 “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
3 You have said: ‘Woe to me, a wretched man! For the Lord has added sorrow to my sorrow. I have labored in my groaning, and I have not found 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 says the Lord: So shall you say to him: Behold, those whom I have built up, I destroy, and those whom I have planted, I uproot, even this entire 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 are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not choose to seek them. For behold, I will lead evil over all that is flesh, says the Lord. But I will give your life to you unto salvation, in every place, wherever you may travel.”
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
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