Jeremiah 45:3

Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the Lord hath added grief to my pain; I am wearied in my sighing, and rest have I not found;

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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

2Thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch:

4Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus hath the Lord said, Behold, what I have built will I pull down, and what I have planted I will pluck up; and so it is with this whole land.

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Cross References

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

Numbers 11:11And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou done evil to thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy eyes, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

Job 16:11God hath surrendered me to the unjust, and cast me down into the hands of the wicked.

Psalms 6:6(6:7) I am weary with my sighing; I flood every night my bed; With my tears I moisten my couch.

Psalms 27:13Unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of life—

Psalms 69:3(69:4) I am weary of my calling; my throat is hoarse; my eyes fail, while I hope 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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