耶利米书 45:1-46 RCUVSS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

How Baruch was employed in writing Jeremiah's prophecies, and reading them, we had an account Jer. 36:1-32, and how he was threatened for it by the king, warrants being out for him and he forced to abscond, and how narrowly he escaped under a divine protection, to which story this chapter should have been subjoined, but that, having reference to a private person, it is here thrown into the latter end of the book, as St. Paul's epistle to Phlm. is put after his other epistles. Observe, I. The... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1

The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah ,.... Who was his amanuensis or scribe; and this word he spake not to him of himself, but in the name of the Lord, as coming from him; so the Targum calls it, "the word of prophecy which Jeremiah the prophet prophesied concerning Baruch the son of Neriah:' when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah ; not what immediately precede, concerning the destruction of the Jews in Egypt; which were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:2

Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch. Whom he knew by name, had a great regard for, and honours with this prophecy; and, being an Israelite, both in a literal and spiritual sense, he addresses him as the God of Israel, and as being his covenant God; in whom he should put his trust, and from whom he might expect safety and protection in the worst of times; and to whose sovereign will, in all the dispensations of his providence, he ought to have humbly and patiently... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:3

Thou didst say, woe is me now !.... What will become of me? I am ruined and undone; this he said in his heart, if not with his lips, perhaps both ways; and when the king gave orders for the apprehending of him and the prophet, being provoked at the roll which he had wrote and read, Jeremiah 36:26 ; for the Lord hath added grief to my sorrow ; caused him grief upon grief, sorrow upon sorrow, an abundance of it; for there was a variety of things which occasioned grief and sorrow; the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:4

Thus shalt thou say unto him ,.... This is spoken to Jeremiah, and is an order from the Lord to him, what he should say in his name to Baruch: the Lord saith thus, behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up ; the Jewish nation, both as to church and state; which the Lord had built up as a spacious and beautiful house to dwell in, and had planted as a vineyard, and set it with pleasant plants; but now would demolish this building,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:5

Seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not ,.... Riches and wealth honour and esteem, peace and prosperity; these were not to be sought after and expected, when the whole nation would be involved in such a general calamity. Baruch perhaps expected that his reading the roll to princes would have been a means of preferring him at court, of advancing him to some post or office, in which he might have acquired wealth, and got applause, and lived in peace and plenty all his days; but... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:1

The word that Jeremiah - spake unto Baruch - This is another instance of shameless transposition. This discourse was delivered in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, several years before Jerusalem was taken by the Chaldeans. It is a simple appendage to chap. 36, and there it should have been inserted. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:3

Thou didst say, Wo is me now! - All that were the enemies of Jeremiah became his enemies too; and he needed these promises of support. The Lord hath added grief to my sorrow - He had mourned for the desolations that were coming on his country, and now he mourns for the dangers to which he feels his own life exposed; for we find, from Jeremiah 36:26 , that the king had given commandment to take both Baruch and Jeremiah, in order that they might be put to death at the instance of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:4

Behold, that which I have built - I most certainly will fulfill all those threatenings contained in the roll thou hast written; for I will destroy this whole land. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:5

And seekest thou great things for thyself? - Nothing better can be expected of this people: thy hopes in reference to them are vain. Expect no national amendment, till national judgments have taken place. And as for any benefit to thyself, think it sufficient that God has determined to preserve thy life amidst all these dangers. But thy life will I give unto thee for a prey - This is a proverbial expression. We have met with it before, Jeremiah 21:9 , Jeremiah 38:2 , Jeremiah 39:18 ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:5

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