Self-interpreting Bible

1 THE word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto ^aBaruch the son of Neriah, ^bwhen he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

• a: Je. 32:12
• b: Je. 36:1 , Je. 36:4 , Je. 36:26 , Je. 36:32

2 Thus ^csaith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;

• c: Is. 50:4 , 2Co. 1:4 , Is. 63:9

3 Thou didst say, ^dWoe is me now! for the LORD hath ^eadded grief to my sorrow; I ^ffainted in my sighing, and I ^gfind no rest.

• d: Job 23:2 , Ps. 120:5 , Ps. 120:6 , Ps. 42:7 , Ps. 130:1
• e: Je. 36:26 , Ps. 69:27 , La. 1:3 , La. 3:1 , Ac. 20:23
• f: Ps. 27:13
• g: Ps. 77:3 , Ps. 77:4

4 ¶Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; ^hBehold, that which I have built will I ⁱbreak down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

• h: Ps. 52:5 , Je. 1:10 , Je. 31:28
• i: Is. 5:5

5 And ^jseekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: ^kfor, behold, I will ^lbring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee ^mfor a ^*prey in all places whither thou goest.

• j: 2Ki. 5:26 , Ps. 4:6 , Mat. 6:34 , He. 13:5 , 1Ti. 6:6 , Je. 51:59
• k: Lu. 12:15 , Je. 25:26 , Is. 66:16 , Is. 65:12 , Is. 65:13
• l: Zep. 3:8
• m: Je. 39:18 , Je. 21:9 , Je. 38:2 , Je. 15:11 , Je. 15:21
• *: prey-spoil, plunder.