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Jeremiah 45:1
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:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah the prophet addresses Baruch son of Neriah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign over Judah, precisely when Baruch is copying Jeremiah’s dictated words onto a scroll (Jeremiah 45:1).
The words — The Hebrew דִּבֶּר (di.Ber) translates literally to "he spoke," and בָּר֖וּךְ (ba.Rukh) names the recipient, establishing Baruch as the scribe recording the prophet’s utterance.
The thread — This dictation scene aligns with Jeremiah 36:1 and Jeremiah 36:4, which place the same fourth-year timeframe and Baruch’s scroll-writing task at the center of the prophetic record, while Jeremiah 32:12 later records Baruch receiving a property deed before named witnesses (Jeremiah 36:1; Jeremiah 36:4; Jeremiah 32:12).
Why it lands — The text explicitly identifies Baruch as the human agent preserving Jeremiah’s prophecy, requiring the reader to note the deliberate, dated transmission of the message rather than an abstract or anonymous revelation.
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The Hebrew words
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,
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 36:1 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
- Jeremiah 32:12 and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
- Jeremiah 36:4 So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.
- Jeremiah 36:32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
- 2 Chronicles 36:5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
- Jeremiah 25:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 32:16 After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:
- Jeremiah 36:8 So Baruch son of Neriah did everything that Jeremiah the prophet had commanded him. In the house of the LORD he read the words of the LORD from the scroll.
- Jeremiah 36:26 Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
- Jeremiah 26:1 At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD: