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,”
Jeremiah 45:1 — King James Version
Verse 1 of 5 in Jeremiah chapter 45 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Jeremiah 45 — full chapter (King James Version)
that the prophet spake unto the son of , when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of , in the fourth year of the son of king of , saying, Thus saith the LORD, the God of , unto thee, O ; 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. 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. And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.