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Jeremiah 45:5

Jeremiah 45:5
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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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 45:1-5

How Baruch was employed in writing Jeremiah's prophecies, and reading them, we had an account ch. 36, and how he was…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

seek them not What form Baruch's aspirations took can only be matter of conjecture. It has been suggested that as…