Jeremias 43:3

3 Mas é Baruque, filho de Nerias, que o está instigando contra nós para que sejamos entregues nas mãos dos babilônios, a fim de que nos matem ou nos levem para o exílio na Babilônia”.

Jeremias 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.

Jeremias 43:3 In-Context

1 Quando Jeremias acabou de dizer ao povo tudo o que o SENHOR, o seu Deus, lhe mandara dizer,

2 Azarias, filho de Hosaías, e Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os homens arrogantes disseram a Jeremias: “Você está mentindo! O SENHOR não o mandou dizer que não fôssemos residir no Egito.

3 Mas é Baruque, filho de Nerias, que o está instigando contra nós para que sejamos entregues nas mãos dos babilônios, a fim de que nos matem ou nos levem para o exílio na Babilônia”.

4 Assim Joanã, filho de Careá, todos os comandantes do exército e todo o povo desobedeceram à ordem do SENHOR de que permanecessem na terra de Judá.

5 E Joanã, filho de Careá, e todos os comandantes do exército levaram todo o remanescente de Judá que tinha voltado de todas as nações para onde haviam sido espalhados a fim de viver na terra de Judá: