Read Jeremiah 45.1-5. In 45.1-5: Baruch's role. Chapter 45 brings the Baruch account to a close and also concludes chs. 26-44. In verses 2-3: Baruch utters a lament of sorrow, pain, and weariness that follows curses upon his own people in ch. 44. In verse 4: God replies through Jeremiah with language used frequently throughout the book, I am going to break down and pluck up the whole land. In verse 5: Suffering cannot be avoided, but Baruch will survive. He will gain his life as a prize o war. With Baruch's lament and divine response to it, the main part of the book ends on a somber note. Baruch is a weary survivor who is promised only his life. The idealized vision of chs. 30-33 is far from sight. But according to chs. 37-45, Jeremiah, Baruch, Ebed-melech and a remnant survive. Survivors must obey Jeremiah's prophetic message as conveyed in the book. Comments or Questions..
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