Following the final words to the Judeans in Egypt
who fled there from the fall of Jerusalem (587 B.C.E.)
that explains the fall of Judah and Jerusalem for those
living safely in a neighboring nation. Word that em-
phasize You Must Have No Other Gods Before Me
(Deuteronomy 5:7). The final word for Baruch
(Chapter 45, verse 1-5) are translated here for the
CEB Study Bible, Common English Bible, 2013.
In the fourth year of Judah's
King Jehoiakim, Josiah's son,
Baruch was writing in a
scroll the words that Jeremiah
was dictating to him. Jeremiah
the prophet told Baruch,
Neriah's son: "This is what the
Lord the God of Israel proclaims
about you, Baruch: You have said,
'I can't take it anymore! The Lord
has added sorrow to my pain. I'm
worn out from groaning and can
find no rest.' This is what you
should say to him: "The Lord
proclaims: I'm breaking down
everything I have built up. I'm
digging up that which I have
planted -- the entire land. You
seek great things for yourself,
but don't bother. I'm bringing
disaster on all humanity, declares
the Lord, but wherever you go
I will let you escape with your
life!
There are multiple endings to
the book of the prophet Jeremiah
(oracles against nations chs. 46 -
51; historical epilogue 52: 1-34).
51:64b ends abruptly: "Jeremiah's
words end here"
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