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Jeremiah 45:4 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Jeremiah 45:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 45 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.”
Jeremiah 45:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 45:4
Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. God's answer to Baruch begins not with comfort but with sobering theological reality. The imagery of building/breaking and planting/plucking reverses the language of Jeremiah's original commission (1:10)—there called to "root out, and to pull down" but also "to build, and to plant." The present historical moment requires the destructive phase; restoration comes later (30-33).The phrase "even this whole land" emphasizes the co...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 45:4
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“and concerning a kingdom”
“like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict”
“I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms”
“and planted it.”
“who planted you”
“gathered out its stones”
“and it grieved him in his heart.”