{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/jeremiah/45","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:22:33.931Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Jeremiah","bookSlug":"jeremiah","chapter":45,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":44,"nextChapter":46,"totalChapters":52,"totalVerses":5},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Nerijah, when he wrote these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, the king of Judah, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Thus sayeth Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning thee, Baruch:"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Thou didst say, Woe unto me! for Jehovah hath added grief to my sorrow; I am weary with my sighing, and I find no rest."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Thus shalt thou say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, what I have built do I overthrow, and what I have planted I pluck up, even this whole land."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Jehovah; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou shalt go."}],"citation":{"inline":"Jeremiah 45 (DBT)","markdown":"[Jeremiah 45](https://primebible.com/dbt/jeremiah/45)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/jeremiah/45 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}