{"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/kjv/jeremiah/45","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:53:43.366Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 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,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, <i>that</i> which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek <i>them</i> 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."}],"citation":{"inline":"Jeremiah 45 (KJV)","markdown":"[Jeremiah 45](https://primebible.com/kjv/jeremiah/45)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/jeremiah/45 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}