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King James Bible - Jeremiah 45:5

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them 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.

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World English Bible

Do you seek great things for yourself? Don't seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh, says Yahweh; but your life will I give to you for a prey in all places where you go.

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Douay-Rheims - Jeremiah 45:5

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.

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Webster's Bible Translation

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give to thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

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Original Hebrew

ואתה 859 תבקשׁ 1245 לך  גדלות 1419  אל 408  תבקשׁ 1245 כי 3588 הנני 2005 מביא 935 רעה 7451 על 5921 כל 3605 בשׂר 1320 נאם 5002 יהוה 3069 ונתתי 5414 לך  את 853  נפשׁך 5315 לשׁלל 7998 על 5921 כל 3605 המקמות 4725 אשׁר 834 תלך 1980 שׁם׃ 8033

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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge

VERSE (5) - 2Ki 5:26 Ro 12:16 1Co 7:26-32 1Ti 6:6-9 Heb 13:5

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 45:5

¿Y tú buscas para ti grandezas? No las busques; porque he aquí que yo traigo mal sobre toda carne, dijo el SEÑOR, y a ti te daré tu vida por despojo en todos los lugares adonde fueres.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 45:5

Verse 5. And seekest thou great things for thyself?] Nothing better can be expected of this people: thy hopes in reference to them are vain. Expect no national amendment, till national judgments have taken place. And as for any benefit to thyself, think it sufficient that God has determined to preserve thy life amidst all these dangers.

But thy life will I give unto thee for a prey] This is a proverbial expression. We have met with it before, chap. xxi. 9, xxxviii. 2, xxxix. 18; and it appears to have this meaning. As a prey or spoil is that which is gained from a vanquished enemy, so it is preserved with pleasure as the proof and reward of a man's own valor. So Baruch's life should be doubly precious unto him, not only on account of the dangers through which God had caused him to pass safely, but also on account of those services he had been enabled to render, the consolations he had received, and the continual and very evident interposition of God in his behalf. All these would be dearer to him than the spoils of a vanquished foe to the hero who had overcome in battle.

Spoil may signify unlooked-for gain. The preservation of his life, in such circumstances, must be more than he could reasonably expect; but his life should be safe, and he should have it as a spoil, whithersoever he should go. This assurance must have quieted all his fears.

Baruch was employed in writing Jeremiah's prophecies, and reading them see Jer. 36, and was threatened for it by the king. Young beginners i religion are apt to be discouraged with little difficulties, which the commonly meet with at first in the service of God. These complaints an fears came from his corruptions. Baruch had raised his expectations to high in this world, and that made the distress and trouble he was in harder to be borne. The frowns of the world would not disquiet us, i we did not foolishly flatter ourselves with the hopes of its smiles and court and covet them. What a folly is it then to seek great thing for ourselves here, where every thing is little, and nothing certain The Lord knows the real cause of our fretfulness and despondency bette than we do, and we should beg of him to examine our hearts, and to repress every wrong desire in us __________________________________________________________________

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