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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/45.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/45.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/45.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel says to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Thus says the LORD the God of Israel to you, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thus says the LORD the God of Israel to you, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel to you, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then later, the LORD God of Israel told me to say to Baruch: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"This is what the LORD God of Israel says to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />that the LORD, the God of Israel, had said, "Baruch, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"This is what the LORD God of Israel says to you, Baruch: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"The LORD God of Israel has a message for you, Baruch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, to thee, O Baruch;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Yahweh, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Thus said YHWH, God of Israel, concerning you, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, to thee, O Baruch;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to thee, Baruch: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, God of Israel, to you, Baruch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning you, O Baruch:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Thus says LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts, God of Israel, about you, Baruk:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch: Thou didst say:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thus has the Lord said to thee, O Baruch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13708" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/45.htm">Jeremiah's Message to Baruch</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">“This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1263.htm" title="1263: bā·rūḵ (N-proper-ms) -- Blessed, three Isr. Passive participle from barak; blessed; Baruk, the name of three Israelites.">Baruch:</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>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.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jeremiah 36:1-4</a></span><br />In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: / “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today. / Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about all the calamity I plan to bring upon them, each of them will turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Jeremiah 32:12-16</a></span><br />and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard. / In their sight I instructed Baruch, / “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Take these deeds—both the sealed copy and the open copy of the deed of purchase—and put them in a clay jar to preserve them for a long time. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/43-1.htm">Jeremiah 43:1-3</a></span><br />When Jeremiah had finished telling all the people all the words of the LORD their God—everything that the LORD had sent him to say— / Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’ / Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may put us to death or exile us to Babylon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah 25:1-3</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. / So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows: / “From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Jeremiah 36:27-32</a></span><br />After the king had burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: / “Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned. / You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8-11</a></span><br />Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. / These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">2 Kings 22:3-13</a></span><br />Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying, / “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people. / And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-14.htm">2 Chronicles 34:14-21</a></span><br />While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD given by Moses. / And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan. / Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Ezekiel 2:7-10</a></span><br />But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious. / And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.” / Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-4.htm">Ezekiel 3:4-11</a></span><br />Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them. / For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel— / not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-23.htm">Acts 28:23-28</a></span><br />So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. / Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. / They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a></span><br />All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a></span><br />On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. / But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus said the LORD, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:</p><p class="hdg">unto</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></b></br> In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/16-7.htm">Mark 16:7</a></b></br> But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/1-4.htm">2 Corinthians 1:4</a></b></br> Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Baruch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-25.htm">Israel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/3-20.htm">Baruch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Israel</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 45</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Baruch being dismayed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Jeremiah instructs and comforts him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/45.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/45.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is what the LORD:</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine authority behind the message. The use of "LORD" in all caps signifies the Hebrew name Yahweh, the covenant name of God, highlighting His eternal and unchanging nature. This introduction is common in prophetic literature, underscoring that the message is not from the prophet's own mind but from God Himself.<p><b>the God of Israel:</b><br>This designation reaffirms God's special relationship with Israel, His chosen people. It serves as a reminder of the covenant established with the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and the nation of Israel. This title is significant in the context of Jeremiah, as it reassures the people of God's continued faithfulness despite their unfaithfulness.<p><b>says to you, Baruch:</b><br>Baruch was Jeremiah's scribe and faithful companion, often recording the prophet's messages. This personal address indicates that God is aware of Baruch's individual struggles and concerns. Baruch's role was crucial in preserving Jeremiah's prophecies, and this message acknowledges his service. The personal nature of this message highlights God's care for individuals, not just nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who speaks directly to His people through prophets.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/baruch.htm">Baruch</a></b><br>The son of Neriah, Baruch was the scribe and faithful companion of the prophet Jeremiah. He played a crucial role in recording and delivering Jeremiah's prophecies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, often addressed in prophetic messages concerning their faithfulness and relationship with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_jeremiah_45.htm">The Context of Jeremiah 45</a></b><br>This chapter is a personal message to Baruch, set during a time of great turmoil and impending judgment on Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_personal_care.htm">God's Personal Care</a></b><br>God addresses Baruch personally, showing that He cares for individuals, not just nations. This reminds us that God is aware of our personal struggles and concerns.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>Baruch's role as a scribe required dedication and courage. We are called to be faithful in our service to God, even when it is challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/finding_strength_in_god.htm">Finding Strength in God</a></b><br>In times of distress, like Baruch, we can find strength and encouragement in God's promises and presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Baruch's obedience to God's message through Jeremiah is a model for us to follow God's instructions, trusting in His wisdom and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_plan.htm">God's Sovereignty and Plan</a></b><br>Despite the chaos around him, Baruch is reminded that God is in control. We can trust in God's sovereign plan for our lives, even when circumstances seem uncertain.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 45</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_jeremiah_45_2-3_as_authentic.htm">Given Jeremiah 45:2–3, why should we accept these words as authentically from Jeremiah when we have no contemporary records verifying his conversations with Baruch? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_hinduism_and_christianity_differ.htm">How do Hinduism and Christianity differ fundamentally?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._45_4_align_with_a_merciful_god.htm">Jeremiah 45:4 suggests divine punishment on a grand scale; how can this align with a benevolent deity when contrasted with other biblical passages that emphasize mercy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ignore_pleas_in_jer_14_7-9.htm">Jeremiah 14:7-9: How can a merciful God seemingly ignore the desperate pleas of His people in these verses?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(kōh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Baruch:</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּרֽוּךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·rūḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1263.htm">Strong's 1263: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baruch -- 'blessed', three Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Jeremiah 45:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/45-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 45:2 Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/45-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 45:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 45:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 45:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 45:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>