Verse 5

Jeremiah 45:5

World English Bible

5 Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh,’ says Yahweh; ‘but I will let you escape with your life wherever you go.’”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַתָּ֛ה תְּבַקֶּשׁ לְ/ךָ֥ גְדֹל֖וֹת אַל תְּבַקֵּ֑שׁ כִּ֡י הִנְ/נִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא רָעָ֤ה עַל כָּל בָּשָׂר֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה וְ/נָתַתִּ֨י לְ/ךָ֤ אֶֽת נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֙ לְ/שָׁלָ֔ל עַ֥ל כָּל הַ/מְּקֹמ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּֽלֶךְ שָֽׁם
English Translation
And you, do not seek great things for yourself; for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, says the LORD, and I will give your life to you as plunder in all the places where you go.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 45 Context
1 The message that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he wrote these words i... Focus ↗
2 “Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says to you, Baruch: Focus ↗
3 ‘You said, “Woe is me now! For Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain! I am weary with my groaning, and... Focus ↗
4 “You shall tell him, Yahweh says: ‘Behold, that which I have built, I will break down, and that whic... Focus ↗
5 Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh,...
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Jeremiah
Chapter
Chapter 45 (5 verses)
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World English Bible
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