The Strand Study Bible

JEREMIAH 44:29

JEREMIAH 46:5

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into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. 29 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, 1 that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil: P 30 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, 1 I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; 2 as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life. P READ NEXT - Obadiah 1 Jeremiah 45 Jeremiah admonishes Baruch (Note - This portion of Jeremiah’s prophecy took place in the 4th year of King Jehoiakim’s reign) Date Written - 605 BC/AM 3395 1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, 3 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, 2 Thus saith the LORD , the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch; 3 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. The promise of Judah/Jerusalem’s fall to Babylon (Fulfilled - II Ki 25 - 586 BC) 4 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord

saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, 4 even this whole land. P 5 And seekest thou great things for thy- self? seek them not: for, behold, 4 I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee 5 for a prey in all places whither thou goest. P READ NEXT - II Kings 24:2-4 Jeremiah 46 Babylon’s victory over Egypt at Carchemish (Fulfilled - 568 BC) 1 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the 6 Gentiles; 2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, whichwas by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote 7 in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. 3 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. 4 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; 8 furbish the spears, and put on the 9 brigandines. 5 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones 10 are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. P (Note - This portion of Jeremiah’s prophecy took place in the 4th year of King Jehoiakim’s reign) Date Written - 605 BC/AM 3395

1. Fulfilled - 568 BC (Death of Jews in Egypt) 2. II Ki 25:7 3. Jere 36:1-8 4. Fulfilled - II Ki 25 (Fall of Judah) 5. or, “as a gift” 6. or, “North - African nations” - Ezk 29-32 & Jere 25:14-38 7. or, “605 BC”

8. or, “polish” 9. or, “a coat of armor” 10. Fulfilled - 605 BC

(The complete defeat of Egypt after they fled from Carchemish)

45:1a This chapter follows ( when ) the events of Jeremiah 36:1-8. 45:1b Things were pretty bad during the reign of Jehoiakim (Judah’s king from 608-598 BC), and by 605 BC they had gotten progressively worse. Yet this was nothing compared to what was coming. Judah was destined to go through five more deportations (Jere 52:15) before being completely annihilated in 586 BC (II Ki 24:6-25:10). 45:2 Baruch , son of Neriah (Jere 36:4), was an intellectual man who came from a socially prominent family. His grandfather (Maaseiah – Jere 32:12) was governor of Jerusalem during Josiah’s reign (II Chro 34:8), and his brother (Seraiah – Jere 32:12 & 36:4), whom Jeremiah sent to Babylon with a message (Jere 51:59), was a staff officer in Zedekiah’s court. Thinking he was destined for great things himself (some high office – vs 5), Baruch was deeply disappointed that his calling to be Jeremiah’s secretary had ruined his prospects (vs 3). 45:4 God reminded Baruch that “status” was meaningless, especially if there was nothing left to preside over ( that which I have built will I break down ). Rather than pity himself, Baruch needed to pity God who had to tear down something He built. 45:5a What was Baruch thinking? Self-seeking ambition ( And seekest thou great things for thyself ) at a time when the nation was facing divine judgment was hardly appropriate or wise. NOTE – Common sense says, “If there nothing to preside over (vs 4), then there’s no sense having a socially prominent title or position” (Dan 5:13-17). Sometimes… all it takes is some common sense preaching to “wake up” the intellectual (Rom 13:11 and I Thess 5:4-6). 45:5b To Baruch’s credit, Baruch ended up taking Jeremiah’s message to heart, and because he did, God promised him the greatest gift of all –his life . 46:2a Carchemish was a Hittite city located on the Euphrates River in Northern Syria. 46:2b Written right after Babylon defeated ( smote ) the Egyptian/Assyrian coalition at Carchemish in 605 BC, verses 1-12 outline (in poetic song) Nebuchadnezzar’s victory over Pharaoh Necho.