Jeremiah 45:3 NIV

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 45:3

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

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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:3

Verse 3 The prophecy is afterwards more clearly expressed, Thus saith Jehovah of Baruch. The Prophet sets on him and accosts him, in order that he might fill his mind with holy fear, in order to correct that sinful fear, by which he was impeded in strenuously serving God. Thou hast said, the cause of the reproof is expressed —thou hast said, Wo is to me now! for Jehovah has added sorrow to my grief Barnch no doubt wished to withdraw from his office, as is the case with those who are too much... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

The grief of one soul, and its consolation. This chapter is devoted to one man. Among the large prophecies concerning whole nations, room is found for a prophecy to a single individual. The Bible is at once universal and individualistic in character. Its narratives alternate history with biography. God cares for the whole world, and truth is largess the universe; yet God does not forget one soul in its private distress, and truth has special applications to special cases. I. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

Baruch's message; or, God's consideration for his servant. It is not always well to know more than others. Future things are for the most part mercifully bidden from us. The prophecies of God's kingdom in the world, as they awaken new hopes, also occasion new anxieties; and the latter will be the greater in proportion to our failure to comprehend and sympathize with the Divine purpose. Baruch was not in the same relation of spiritual sympathy and self-effacement with relation to the Word... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

Baruch; or, the young recruit reheartened. Baruch reminds of Mark ( Acts 13:13 ). Both were good and faithful men; both became discouraged; both were reheartened; both found profitable to the ministry and true to the end. Now, as we look on this Divine reheartening of Baruch, we are taught much— I. CONCERNING GOD . 1 . We see his grace. He does not overlook or forget his servants. He notes their distresses and devises means for their relief. "Like as a father pitieth," etc.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

Counsel and comfort for the man overcome with bad tidings. I. CONSIDER THE EFFECT ON BARUCH 'S OWN MIND OF WHAT HE HAD HAD TO WRITE . Baruch came in simply to be a scribe and transmitter. Seemingly a friend of Jeremiah, he must have been in considerable sympathy with the prophet in his purposes and predictions. Doubtless he had made himself acquainted with each prophetic utterance as it came forth from Jehovah. But he had never had them all before his mind at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:3

Hath added grief to my sorrow. Baruch felt "sorrow" or "pain" at the sinfulness of the people; "grief" or "anxiety" was added by Jeremiah's announcement of the judgment. I fainted in my sighing; rather, I am weary with my sighing ; comp. Psalms 6:7 (Authorized Version, 6). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 45:3

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. read more

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

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

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 45:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 45:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 45:3

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