エレミヤ書 45:4-5 JCB

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 45:5

And seekest, &c. = Wouldst thou seek to secure great things for thyself? evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 . saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle. life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . for a prey. Compare Jeremiah 39:18 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 45:4

Jeremiah 45:4. Behold, &c.— "The land and people which have so long flourished under the peculiar care of my providence, I resolve now to give up to utter destruction: (see chap. Jeremiah 31:28.) And art thou better (Jeremiah 45:5.) than the rest of my people, that thou shouldst expect to be exempted from the common evils?" Houbigant renders the last words, For the whole land is mine. REFLECTIONS.—Baruch had been the prophet Jeremiah's faithful assistant, chap. 36: and thereby involved... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 45:4

4. that which I have built . . . planted I will pluck up— ( :-). This whole nation (the Jews) which I founded and planted with such extraordinary care and favor, I will overthrow. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 45:5

5. seekest thou great things for thyself—Thou art over-fastidious and self-seeking. When My own peculiar people, a "whole" nation ( :-), and the temple, are being given to ruin, dost thou expect to be exempt from all hardship? Baruch had raised his expectations too high in this world, and this made his distresses harder to be borne. The frowns of the world would not disquiet us if we did not so eagerly covet its smiles. What folly to seek great things for ourselves here, where everything is... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 45:4

The Lord was about to tear down and uproot Judah (cf. Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 2:21; Jeremiah 31:5; et al.). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 45:5

It was wrong, therefore, for Baruch to expect a life of comfort and ease. Baruch was an educated man whose brother was a high official under King Zedekiah (Jeremiah 51:59). His grandfather had been the ruler of Jerusalem during Josiah’s reign (cf. Jeremiah 32:12; 2 Chronicles 34:8). He may have entertained hopes of attaining a position of distinction in the nation, but he, too, would have to participate in the fallout of Yahweh’s judgment. The Lord promised to bless Baruch by preserving his... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:1-5

Baritch’s Appendix to the Roll of Jeremiah 36Baruch, a man of social position (see Intro.), seems to have expected either important office in the state or more probably the gift of prophecy. On the occasion of his writing of the roll at Jeremiah’s dictation, the prophet warns him that his ambition is not to be gratified.3. Sorrow] RV ’pain ’at the sins of his countrymen. The added ’grief was caused by the predictions of punishment.’5. But thy life, etc.] Baruch’s life should be preserved amidst... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 45:1-5

XLV.(1) The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch . . .—The chapter is obviously misplaced as far as chronological order is concerned. and ought to follow on Jeremiah 35, 36. It gives us a glimpse of singular interest into the character of the prophet’s helper. He was discouraged and desponding, and yet the very despondency was that of an ambitious temperament eager to take the lead. His master was in prison. Neither king nor nobles listened to him. He had, it may be, drawn for... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Jeremiah 45:1-5

The Minute Philosopher Jeremiah 45:5 Service is perhaps life's best interpretation. I. To rise in life, then, is never to escape from service. The nobler and better we are growing, the more entangled shall we be in a far-reaching servitude. Jesus has taught us that service is the true measurement of greatness. He is the least whose service is the poorest. He is the greatest whose service is the best. Could we forget ourselves, and serve mankind in life and death, we should be growing... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

CHAPTER VBARUCHJeremiah 45:1-5"Thy life will I give unto thee for a prey."- Jeremiah 45:5THE editors of the versions and of the Hebrew text of the Old Testament have assigned a separate chapter to this short utterance concerning Baruch; thus paying an unconscious tribute to the worth and importance of Jeremiah’s disciple and secretary, who was the first to bear the familiar Jewish name, which in its Latinised form of Benedict has been a favourite with saints and popes. Probably few who read of... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 45:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 45:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 45:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 45:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 45:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 45:5

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:1-5

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 45:1-5

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Jeremiah 45:1-5

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

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