Jeremiah 45:3

Thou sayest, “Woe now to me, for Jehovah hath added grief to my sorrow! I am weary with my sighing, and find no rest.”

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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 saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, to thee, O Baruch!

4Thus shalt thou say to him: Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, that which I myself have builded do I break down, and that which I myself have planted do I pluck up, even this whole land;

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Cross References

Job 16:11God hath given me a prey to the unrighteous, And delivered me into the hands of the wicked.

Psalms 6:6I am weary with my groaning; All the night I make my bed to swim, And drench my couch with my tears.

Psalms 27:13I trust that I shall see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Hope thou in the LORD!

Psalms 69:3I am weary with crying; my throat is parched; Mine eyes are wasted, 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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