Introduction
Baruch’s despair and consolation ch. 45
This chapter belongs after chapter 36 chronologically, either after Jeremiah 36:8 or Jeremiah 36:32. It serves as an appendix to the historical incidents recorded there. Perhaps the writer or final editor placed it here to show that Yahweh exempted faithful Baruch from the threats to the Judean remnant recorded in chapter 44.
"Probably Jeremiah placed this chapter last in his prophecies to Judah (Jeremiah 2-45) to emphasize the response that God wanted from godly Jews during the Exile." [Note: Dyer, "Jeremiah," p. 1192.]
This short chapter provides insight into Baruch’s life. [Note: For other references to Baruch in 32.12-Jer.32.13" class="scriptRef">Jeremiah, see 32:12-13, 16; 36:4-5, 8, 10, 13-19, 26-27, 32; and 43:6.] It is also the last chapter in the book in which Jeremiah is part of the narrative.
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