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He said, <a href="/esv/jeremiah/45.htm">English Standard Version</a> The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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: <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/45.htm">King James Bible</a> The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/45.htm">New King James Version</a> The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the instruction of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying: <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/45.htm">NASB 1995</a> This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written down these words in a book at Jeremiah&#8217s dictation, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying: <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a> This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written down these words in a book at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying: <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written down these words in a book at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying: <a href="/amp/jeremiah/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, <a href="/csb/jeremiah/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> This is the word that the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at Jeremiah’s dictation in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at Jeremiah&#8217s dictation in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: <a href="/asv/jeremiah/45.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/cev/jeremiah/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah, Baruch wrote down everything I had told him. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/45.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is the message that the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Baruch, son of Neriah. Baruch wrote these things on a scroll as Jeremiah dictated them during the fourth year that Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was king of Judah. Jeremiah said, <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/45.htm">Good News Translation</a> In the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was king of Judah, Baruch wrote down what I had dictated to him. Then I told him <a href="/isv/jeremiah/45.htm">International Standard Version</a> This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Neriah's son Baruch, when in the fourth year of the reign of Josiah's son King Jehoiakim of Judah had, at Jeremiah's dictation, written these words in a scroll: <a href="/msb/jeremiah/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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: <a href="/net/jeremiah/45.htm">NET Bible</a> The prophet Jeremiah spoke to Baruch son of Neriah while he was writing down in a scroll the words that Jeremiah spoke to him. This happened in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The message that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a scroll at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 king of Judah, saying, <a href="/web/jeremiah/45.htm">World English Bible</a> 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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The word that Jeremiah the prophet has spoken to Baruch son of Neriah, in his writing these words on a scroll from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The word that Jeremiah the prophet hath spoken unto Baruch son of Neriah, in his writing these words on a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying: <a href="/slt/jeremiah/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The word which Jeremiah the prophet spake to Baruch, son of Neriah, in his writing these words up on the book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year to Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The word that Jeremias the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Nerias, when he had written there words in a book, out of the mouth of Jeremias, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying: <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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: <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/45.htm">New American Bible</a> The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch, son of Neriah, when he wrote on a scroll words from Jeremiah’s own mouth in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah: <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The word that the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Baruch son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> THE word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah; when he wrote these words on a scroll as Jeremiah dictated, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The word that Jeremiah spoke to Baruk, son of Neriah, when he wrote these words on a scroll from the mouth of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Yoiqim, son of Yoshiah, King of Judea, saying<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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: <a href="/sep/jeremiah/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> THE WORD WHICH JEREMIAS THE PROPHET spoke to Baruch son of Nerias, when he wrote these words in the book from the mouth of Jeremias, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=13692" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/45.htm">Jeremiah's Message to Baruch</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">This is the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nā·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophet</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/5374.htm" title="5374: nê·rî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Lamp of Yah, father of Baruch. Or Neriyahuw; from niyr and Yahh; light of Jah; Nerijah, an Israelite.">of Neriah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: bə·ḵā·ṯə·ḇōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">when he wrote</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">words</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sê·p̄er (N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">a scroll</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: mip·pî (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">at the dictation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">of Jeremiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7243.htm" title="7243: hā·rə·ḇi·‘îṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Fourth. Or rbiiy; from raba'; fourth; also a fourth.">in the fourth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: baš·šā·nāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3079.htm" title="3079: lî·hō·w·yā·qîm (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The LORD raises up, three Isr. From Yhovah abbreviated and quwm; Jehovah will raise; Jehojakim, a Jewish king.">of Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/2977.htm" title="2977: yō·šî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah supports, two Isr. Or; from the same root as 'ashuwyah and Yahh; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites.">of Josiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> 2“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jeremiah 36:1-4</a> 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.” ... <a href="/jeremiah/32-1.htm">Jeremiah 32:1-2</a> This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. / At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah. <a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah 25:1-3</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Jeremiah 1:1-3</a> These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. / The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, / and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile. <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1-2</a> During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. / And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-5.htm">2 Chronicles 36:5-7</a> Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God. / Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. / Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon. <a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a> In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a> The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Habakkuk 1:5-6</a> “Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you. / For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. <a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm">Zephaniah 1:1-2</a> This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: / “I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a> So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. <a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-22</a> But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. <a href="/acts/7-42.htm">Acts 7:42-43</a> But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ <a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8-10</a> as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. / May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.” <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,A.<a href="/jeremiah/32-12.htm">Jeremiah 32:12,16</a> And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison… <a href="/jeremiah/43-3.htm">Jeremiah 43:3-6</a> But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon… when<a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jeremiah 36:1,4,8,14-18,26,32</a> And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, … in the<a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah 25:1</a> The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;<a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Jeremiah 26:1</a> In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,<a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jeremiah 36:1,9</a> And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/43-6.htm">Baruch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-32.htm">Book</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Dictation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-24.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Jeremiah's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-16.htm">Message</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-26.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-6.htm">Neriah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-6.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Words</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-29.htm">Written</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-32.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/45-2.htm">Baruch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Book</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-4.htm">Dictation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Jehoiakim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Josiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-13.htm">Message</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-28.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Neriah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Words</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Written</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 45</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Baruch being dismayed</a> 4. <a href="/jeremiah/45-4.htm">Jeremiah instructs and comforts him</a> </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'; 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Baruch, his scribe, played a crucial role in recording these prophecies. Baruch's lineage, being the son of Neriah, suggests he came from a family of some standing, possibly with connections to the royal court. This relationship between prophet and scribe highlights the importance of preserving divine messages, a practice seen throughout biblical history, such as Moses and Joshua or Paul and Tertius.when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah The act of writing on a scroll was a common method of documentation in ancient times, ensuring the permanence and dissemination of important messages. This process underscores the seriousness and divine authority of the message. The dictation indicates that the words were not Baruch's own but were faithfully transcribed from Jeremiah, emphasizing the prophetic nature of the message. This mirrors other instances in Scripture where God's words are recorded, such as the tablets of the Law given to Moses.in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah The fourth year of Jehoiakim's reign corresponds to around 605 BC, a tumultuous period in Judah's history. Jehoiakim, unlike his father Josiah, was not a godly king and often resisted Jeremiah's messages. This timeframe is significant as it marks the beginning of Babylonian dominance in the region, with Nebuchadnezzar's first invasion of Judah occurring shortly after. The historical context of Jehoiakim's reign is crucial for understanding the urgency and gravity of Jeremiah's prophecies, as they often warned of impending judgment and called for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. He is the one dictating the message to Baruch. 2. <a href="/topical/b/baruch_son_of_neriah.htm">Baruch son of Neriah</a> Jeremiah's scribe and faithful companion, who recorded Jeremiah's prophecies. His role was crucial in preserving the words of the prophet. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jehoiakim_son_of_josiah.htm">Jehoiakim son of Josiah</a> The king of Judah during whose reign this message was given. His reign was marked by disobedience to God, leading to the eventual Babylonian exile. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its unfaithfulness to God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_fourth_year_of_jehoiakim's_reign.htm">The Fourth Year of Jehoiakim's Reign</a> A specific historical context that situates this message in a time of political turmoil and spiritual decline in Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithful_service.htm">The Importance of Faithful Service</a> Baruch's role as a scribe reminds us of the importance of faithfully serving in the roles God has given us, even when they seem behind-the-scenes. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a> The specific mention of Jehoiakim's reign underscores God's control over historical events, reminding us that He is sovereign over our circumstances. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a> The act of writing down God's message highlights the enduring power and authority of Scripture, encouraging us to engage deeply with the Bible. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a> Both Jeremiah and Baruch faced significant opposition, teaching us to stand firm in our faith and convictions despite challenges. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Understanding the context of prophecy helps us see its relevance and application in our lives today, urging us to heed God's warnings and promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 45</a> <a href="/q/how_trust_baruch's_account_in_jer._45_1.htm">In Jeremiah 45:1, how can we trust Baruch’s firsthand account if there is little external evidence confirming his role or even his existence? </a> <a href="/q/is_baruch's_fate_historically_documented.htm">Jeremiah 45:5 promises Baruch personal safety; is there any historical documentation that confirms or disputes Baruch’s eventual fate and well-being?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_jeremiah_45_4's_claim.htm">In Jeremiah 45:4, is there any historical or archeological evidence to support the claim that God would “overthrow what I have built” in a specific time and place? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_g._campbell_morgan.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Jeremiah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - These words; i.e. the revelations which Baruch had committed (or was committing) to writing. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>This is the word הַדָּבָ֗ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites the prophet הַנָּבִ֔יא (han·nā·ḇî) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet spoke דִּבֶּר֙ (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Baruch בָּר֖וּךְ (bā·rūḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1263.htm">Strong's 1263: </a> Baruch -- 'blessed', three Israelites son בֶּֽן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Neriah נֵֽרִיָּ֑ה (nê·rî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5374.htm">Strong's 5374: </a> Neriah -- 'lamp of Yah', father of Baruch when he wrote בְּכָתְבוֹ֩ (bə·ḵā·ṯə·ḇōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write these הָאֵ֤לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those words הַדְּבָרִ֨ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against a scroll סֵ֙פֶר֙ (sê·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book at the dictation מִפִּ֣י (mip·pî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to of Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites in the fourth הָֽרְבִעִ֔ית (hā·rə·ḇi·‘îṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7243.htm">Strong's 7243: </a> Fourth, a fourth year בַּשָּׁנָה֙ (baš·šā·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year of Jehoiakim לִיהוֹיָקִ֧ים (lî·hō·w·yā·qîm) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3079.htm">Strong's 3079: </a> Jehoiakim -- 'the LORD raises up', three Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Josiah, יֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּ (yō·šî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2977.htm">Strong's 2977: </a> Josiah -- 'Yah supports', two Israelites king מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Judah: יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-1.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 45:1 The message that Jeremiah the prophet spoke (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 44:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 44:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/45-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 45:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 45:2" /></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>