Jeremiah 45:3 · KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 45:3
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;
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, even this whole land.
Jeremiah 45 — Context
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,
2Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;
3Thou 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.
4Thus 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, even this whole land.
5And 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.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
2 Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward {man} is renewed day by day.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Hebrews 12:3-5
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Job 16:11-13
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. {hath...: Heb. hath shut me up}
Lamentations 3:32
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
Proverbs 24:10
{If} thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength {is} small. {small: Heb. narrow}
Psalms 6:6
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. {all...: or, every night}