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Jeremiah 45:4

Judgment

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.

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.

5 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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.
KJV
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.
WEB
“You shall tell him, the LORD says: ‘Behold, that which I have built, I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land.
ASV
Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah: 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.
DARBY
Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, what I have built do I overthrow, and what I have planted I pluck up, even this whole land.
BLB
Thus you will say to him, “Thus says YHWH: Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—even all the land itself.
ÅB
Dette skal du si til ham: Så sier Herren: Se, det jeg har bygget, det bryter jeg ned, og det jeg har plantet, det rykker jeg opp, og så går det med hele jorden.
OTB
Dette er hva du skal si til ham: ‘Dette er hva Herren sier: "Se, det jeg har bygd vil jeg rive ned, og det jeg har plantet vil jeg rykke opp, angående hele landet."
B1930
Dette skal du si til ham: Så sier Herren: Se, det jeg har bygget, det bryter jeg ned, og det jeg har plantet, det rykker jeg op, og så går det med hele jorden.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 31:28

    And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 18:7–10

    At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

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  • Jeremiah 1:10

    See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

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  • Psalms 80:8–16

    Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

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  • Genesis 6:6–7

    And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

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  • Isaiah 5:2–7

    And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

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  • Jeremiah 11:17

    For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.

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