2 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;
2 "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
2 "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
2 "These are the words of God, the God of Israel, to you, Baruch.
2 "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
2 "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 45:2
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An encouragement sent to Baruch.
Baruch was employed in writing Jeremiah's prophecies, and reading them, see Jeremiah 36, and was threatened for it by the king. Young beginners in religion are apt to be discouraged with little difficulties, which they commonly meet with at first in the service of God. These complaints and fears came from his corruptions. Baruch had raised his expectations too high in this world, and that made the distress and trouble he was in harder to be borne. The frowns of the world would not disquiet us, if we did not foolishly flatter ourselves with the hopes of its smiles, and court and covet them. What a folly is it then to seek great things for ourselves here, where every thing is little, and nothing certain! The Lord knows the real cause of our fretfulness and despondency better than we do, and we should beg of him to examine our hearts, and to repress every wrong desire in us.