{"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/drb/jeremiah/45","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T02:20:21.013Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Jeremiah","bookSlug":"jeremiah","chapter":45,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":44,"nextChapter":46,"totalChapters":52,"totalVerses":5},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The word that Jeremias the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Nerias, when he had written there words in a book, out of the mouth of Jeremias, in the fourth year of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, saying: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to thee, Baruch: "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Thou hast said: Woe is me, wretch that I am, for the Lord hath added sorrow to my sorrow: I am wearied with my groans, and I find no rest. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Thus saith the Lord: Thus shalt thou say to him: Behold, them whom I have built, I do destroy: and them whom I have planted, I do pluck up, and all this land. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And dost thou seek great things for thyself ? Seek not : for behold I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord ! but I will give thee thy life, and save thee in all places whithersoever thou shalt go. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Jeremiah 45 (DRB)","markdown":"[Jeremiah 45](https://primebible.com/drb/jeremiah/45)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/jeremiah/45 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}