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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this brief chapter addressed to?
It's a personal message from the LORD to Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, delivered after he had complained that the LORD had added grief to his sorrow (verses 1-3).
What does the LORD tell Baruch not to seek?
He tells Baruch not to seek great things for himself, warning that he is about to bring evil upon all flesh, including the whole land Baruch lives in (verses 4-5).
What promise does Baruch still receive?
Despite the coming devastation, the LORD promises to give Baruch his life for a prey in all places he goes (verse 5), the same phrase used for Ebedmelech's survival in Jeremiah 39:18.
Today's Verse
but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:
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