Jeremiah 45 · Verse 3

Jeremiah 45:3

Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the Lord hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
Jeremiah 45:3, King James Version

Jeremiah 45:3 in other translations

BSBYou have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
WEB‘You said, “Woe is me now! For the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.”’
ASVThou didst say, Woe is me now! for Jehovah hath added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning, and I find no rest.
YLT‘Thou hast said, Woe to me, now, for Jehovah hath added sorrow to my pain, I have been wearied with my sighing, and rest I have not found.
DARBYThou didst say, Woe unto me! for Jehovah hath added grief to my sorrow; I am weary with my sighing, and I find no rest.
BBEYou said, Sorrow is mine! for the Lord has given me sorrow in addition to my pain; I am tired with the sound of my sorrow, and I get no rest.
WebsterThou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.

What does Jeremiah 45:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Thou didst say, &c.--Jeremiah does not spare his disciple, but unveils his fault, namely, fear for his life by reason of the suspicions which he incurred in the eyes of his countrymen (compare Jr 36:17), as if he was in sympathy with the Chaldeans (Jr 43:3), and instigator of Jeremiah; also ingratitude in speaking of his "grief," &c., whereas he ought to deem himself highly blessed in being employed by God to record Jeremiah's prophecies. added--rescued from the peril of my first writing (Jr 36:26). I am again involved in a similar peril. He upbraids God as dealing harshly with him. I fainted--rather, "I am weary." no rest--no quiet resting-place.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Thou didst say, Wo is me now! - All that were the enemies of Jeremiah became his enemies too; and he needed these promises of support. The Lord hath added grief to my sorrow - He had mourned for the desolations that were coming on his country, and now he mourns for the dangers to which he feels his own life exposed; for we find, from Jer 36:26, that the king had given commandment to take both Baruch and Jeremiah, in order that they might be put to death at the instance of his nobles.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Jeremiah 45:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.tayou saidH559
אֽוֹי\־'o-woe!H188
נָ֣אna'pleaseH4994
לִ֔יLito <the> me
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
יָסַ֧ףya.Safhe has addedH3254
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יָג֖וֹןya.GonsorrowH3015
עַל\־'al-toH5921
מַכְאֹבִ֑יmakh.'o.Vipain myH4341
יָגַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Ga'.tiI am wearyH3021
בְּאַנְחָתִ֔יbe.'an.cha.Tiwith groaning myH585
וּמְנוּחָ֖הu.me.nu.Chahand restH4496
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
מָצָֽאתִי\׃\ \סma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 45:3

  • 2 Corinthians 4:16

    For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:1

    Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

  • Galatians 6:9

    And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

  • Psalms 120:5

    Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

  • Job 16:11-13

    God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

  • Lamentations 1:22

    Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

  • Lamentations 3:1-19

    I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. …

  • Genesis 37:34-35

    And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

  • Jeremiah 15:10-21

    Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me. The Lord said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel? Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders. …

  • Psalms 77:3-4

    I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

  • Proverbs 24:10

    If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

  • Psalms 42:7

    Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Woe.
9:1; 15:10-21; 20:7-18; Ps 120:5
added.
Ge 37:34,35; 42:36-38; Nu 11:11-15; Jos 7:7-9; Job 16:11-13; 23:2
Ps 42:7; La 3:1-19,32
I fainted.
8:18; Ps 27:13; 77:3,4; Pr 24:10; La 1:13,22; 2Co 4:1,16; Ga 6:9
2Th 3:13; Heb 12:3-5

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Context

  • Jeremiah 45:2

    Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;

  • Jeremiah 45:3

    Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the Lord hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.

  • 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.

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Jeremiah 45:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tú dijiste: ¡Ay de mí ahora! porque me ha añadido Jehová tristeza sobre mi dolor; trabajé en mi gemido, y no he hallado descanso.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu as dit: Malheur à moi! car l’ Éternel a ajouté le chagrin à ma douleur; je me suis fatigué dans mon gémissement, et je n’ai pas trouvé de repos.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Du sprichst: Wehe mir! denn Jehova hat Kummer zu meinem Schmerze gefügt; ich bin müde von meinem Seufzen, und Ruhe finde ich nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixisti: Væ misero mihi! quoniam addidit Dominus dolorem dolori meo: laboravi in gemitu meo, et requiem non inveni.