Albert Barnes Commentary Jeremiah 45
Albert Barnes Commentary
Jeremiah 45
Albert Barnes Commentary
Jeremiah 45
"The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these word in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying," — Jeremiah 45:1 (ASV)
These words—that is, the words of Jehoiakim’s scroll.
"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." — Jeremiah 45:3 (ASV)
Grief to my sorrow - Baruch’s sorrow is caused by the sinfulness of the Jewish nation, to which God adds grief by showing how severely it will be punished.
I fainted in - Or, am weary with (Psalms 6:6).
"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." — Jeremiah 45:4 (ASV)
land - Or, earth. Baruch’s lot was cast in one of those troublous times when God enters into judgment with all flesh (Jeremiah 45:5). It was not Judea only but the whole known world that was thrown into turmoil by Nebuchadnezzar's energy (Jeremiah 25:26).
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