Jeremiah 45:3
You have said: ‘Woe to me, a wretched man! For the Lord has added sorrow to my sorrow. I have labored in my groaning, and I have not found rest.’
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2“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch:
Cross References
Genesis 37:34And tearing his garments, he was clothed in haircloth, mourning his son for a long time.
Numbers 11:11And so he said to the Lord: “Why have you afflicted your servant? Why do I not find favor before you? And why have you imposed the weight of this entire people upon me?
Job 16:11They have opened their mouths against me, and, reproaching me, they have struck me on the cheek; they are nourished by my sufferings.
Psalms 6:6For there is no one in death who would be mindful of you. And who will confess to you in Hell?
Psalms 69:3May those who seek my soul be confounded and awed.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 45:2-5
Jeremiah's Address to Baruch. ( b. c. 607.) 1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord , the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch; 3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the Lord hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. 4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I… Read the whole commentary →