“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
Parallel translations
- WEB “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
- KJV Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:
- NKJV “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
- NASB “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says to you, Baruch:
- NLT “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
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Quick answer
God, the God of Israel, speaks directly to Baruch. The Lord stoops to address one faithful but discouraged servant personally.
Overview
This brief verse highlights that the sovereign Lord of Israel takes notice of one struggling man. Baruch, though not a prophet, receives a word tailored to his condition. God's willingness to speak personally to a weary servant reveals His pastoral heart, ultimately seen in Christ, who gives rest to the burdened and weary who come to Him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 2 Cor 7:6But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
- Heb 2:18Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
- Isa 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Heb 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- 2 Cor 1:4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
- Mark 16:7But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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