Jérémie 43:3

3 Mais c'est Baruc, fils de Nérija, qui t'excite contre nous, afin de nous livrer entre les mains des Chaldéens, pour qu'ils nous fassent mourir ou nous emmènent captifs à Babylone.

Jérémie 43:3 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 43:3

But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us
First they charge the prophet with a lie, and deny his mission from the Lord; and now to lessen the prophet's crime they charged him with, they lay the blame on Baruch, as if he, out of ill will to them, had instigated the prophet to deliver such a message; which is not at all likely, that he should be prevailed upon by a younger person, and his secretary, to take such a step: nor can it be thought that Baruch should have any interest to serve by it; and, besides, both he and the prophet were too good men, the one to instigate, and the other to be instigated, to declare a falsehood in the name of the Lord. The end proposed, they suggest, was for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put
us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon;
either that he or the prophet might deliver them into the hands of the Chaldeans, to be put to death by them, or be carried captive; which is not at all probable, it being inconsistent with that piety and humanity which were conspicuous in them both, and with their conduct, who chose rather to abide in their own land, with this small and despicable handful of people, than to go and live in the court of Babylon, where good care would have been taken of them.

Jérémie 43:3 In-Context

1 Lorsque Jérémie eut achevé de dire à tout le peuple toutes les paroles de l'Eternel, leur Dieu, toutes ces paroles que l'Eternel, leur Dieu, l'avait chargé de leur dire,

2 Azaria, fils d'Hosée, Jochanan, fils de Karéach, et tous ces hommes orgueilleux, dirent à Jérémie: Tu dis un mensonge: l'Eternel, notre Dieu, ne t'a point chargé de nous dire: N'allez pas en Egypte pour y demeurer.

3 Mais c'est Baruc, fils de Nérija, qui t'excite contre nous, afin de nous livrer entre les mains des Chaldéens, pour qu'ils nous fassent mourir ou nous emmènent captifs à Babylone.

4 Jochanan, fils de Karéach, tous les chefs des troupes, et tout le peuple, n'obéirent point à la voix de l'Eternel, qui leur ordonnait de rester dans le pays de Juda.

5 Et Jochanan, fils de Karéach, et tous les chefs des troupes, prirent tous les restes de Juda, qui, après avoir été dispersés parmi toutes les nations, étaient revenus pour habiter le pays de Juda,