Bible Strands
Jeremiah 45:2
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah delivers a divine message to Baruch, who is recording the prophet’s dictation on a scroll during the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign over Judah. The text states that the LORD addresses Baruch directly in response to his recorded complaint of exhaustion and sorrow.
The words — The Hebrew כֹּה־אָמַר (koh-'a.mar) literally renders “thus [the LORD] says,” a standard prophetic formula introducing authoritative divine speech. The phrase אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל ('e.lo.Hei Yis.ra.'El) identifies the speaker specifically as the covenant God of Israel.
The thread — This divine address to a weary servant parallels God’s presence in Isaiah 63:9, the angelic commission in Mark 16:7, and the pattern of divine consolation described in 2 Corinthians 1:4.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God’s authoritative word meets human exhaustion without dismissing it. It requires the reader to receive divine speech as the necessary response to recorded despair rather than seeking relief outside the stated message.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;
Cross-references
- Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Mark 16:7 But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
- 2 Corinthians 1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
- 2 Corinthians 7:6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
- Hebrews 2:18 Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
- Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.