The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch ... — The chapter is obviously misplaced as far as chronological ord…

We have said that prophetic books were not written by their authors in the order in which they are now read. But when a Prophet had preached, and c…

Do you seek great things for yourself? do not seek [them]
Riches and wealth honour and esteem, peace and prosperity;…

Baruch was employed in writing Jeremiah's prophecies and reading them (see Jeremiah 36), and was threatened for it by the king. Young beginners in …