KJV King James Version
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,
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Jeremiah 45:1
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,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
WEB World English Bible
The message that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
ASV American Standard Version
The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The word that Jeremiah the prophet hath spoken unto Baruch son of Neriah, in his writing these words on a book from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, saying:
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 45
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 have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.
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הַדָּבָ֗רH1697 · da.varwordאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichדִּבֶּר֙H1696 · da.varto speak: speakיִרְמְיָ֣הוּH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahהַנָּבִ֔יאH5030 · na.viprophetאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בָּר֖וּךְH1263 · ba.rukhBaruchבֶּֽן־H1121 · benson: childנֵֽרִיָּ֑הH5374 · ne.riy.yahNeriahבְּכָתְבוֹ֩H3789 · ka.tavto writeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַדְּבָרִ֨יםH1697 · da.varwordהָאֵ֤לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseעַל־H5921 · aluponסֵ֙פֶר֙H5612 · se.pherscroll: documentמִפִּ֣יH6310 · pehlipיִרְמְיָ֔הוּH3414 · yir.me.yahJeremiahבַּשָּׁנָה֙H8141 · sha.nehyearהָֽרְבִעִ֔יתH7243 · re.vi.ifourthלִיהוֹיָקִ֧יםH3079 · ye.ho.ya.qimJehoiakimבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּH2977 · yo.shiy.yahJosiahמֶ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֖הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahלֵאמֹֽר׃ סH559 · a.marto say
Cross-references
Jeremiah 36:1And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, [that] this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,Jeremiah 32:12And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s [son], and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.Jeremiah 36:4Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.Jeremiah 36:32Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.Jeremiah 25:1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that [was] the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;Jeremiah 36:26But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.Jeremiah 36:8-9And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD’S house.2 Chronicles 36:5Jehoiakim [was] twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God.Jeremiah 32:16Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying,Jeremiah 36:14-18Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.Jeremiah 26:1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,Jeremiah 43:3-6But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
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