Jeremiah 45:3

Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2'Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch: Thou didst say:

4Thus shalt thou say unto him: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:34And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Numbers 11:11And Moses said unto the LORD: 'Wherefore hast Thou dealt ill with Thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in Thy sight, that Thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

Job 16:11God delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

Psalms 6:6(6-7) I am weary with my groaning; every night make I my bed to swim; I melt away my couch with my tears.

Psalms 27:13If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! —

Psalms 69:3(69-4) I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

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 →

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