Jeremías 45:1

1 Palabra que habló el profeta Jeremías a Baruc, hijo de Nerías, cuando éste escribió estas palabras en un libro al dictado de Jeremías, en el año cuarto de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, diciendo:

Jeremías 45:1 Meaning and 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 delivered out many years after the writing of the roll by Baruch here referred to; and which was done, as here said, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah;
which was eighteen years before the destruction of Jerusalem; so that this prophecy does not stand in order, which would more properly have followed the thirty sixth chapter; where we have an account of what Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah in a roll, and read to the people, and after that to the princes; which exposed him to danger, and caused the grief expressed by him in this chapter; but it being written to a private person, is postponed to this place: saying;
as follows:

Jeremías 45:1 In-Context

1 Palabra que habló el profeta Jeremías a Baruc, hijo de Nerías, cuando éste escribió estas palabras en un libro al dictado de Jeremías, en el año cuarto de Joacim, hijo de Josías, rey de Judá, diciendo:

2 Así dice el SEÑOR, Dios de Israel, acerca de ti, oh Baruc:

3 "Tú dijiste: '¡Ay, infeliz de mí!, porque el SEÑOR ha añadido tristeza a mi dolor. Cansado estoy de gemir y no he hallado reposo.'"

4 Así le dirás: "Así dice el SEÑOR: 'He aquí, lo que he edificado, lo derribo, y lo que he plantado, lo arranco, es decir, toda esta tierra.'

5 "Pero tú, ¿buscas para ti grandes cosas? No las busques; porque he aquí, voy a traer calamidad sobre toda carne"declara el SEÑOR"pero a ti te daré tu vida por botín en todos los lugares adonde vayas."