#1 baruch

[gadarene]

VERSE OF THE DAY for 30 Aug 2021

O Lord Almighty, you [thou] God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead Israelites (or, people of Israel), and of the children of those who [them which] were sinners before you [thee], who [that] did not listen [hearkened not] (un)to the voice of you [thee] their God: due to which [for the which cause] these plagues clung [clave] (un)to us. ( 1Bar 3:4, 1894 RV updated )

[gadarene]

NOTES ON 1 Baruch & Letter of Jeremiah

Although EpJer is often treated as chapter six of 1Bar, the letter predates the larger book by roughly 150 years. Some scholars have suggested that 1Bar 1-5 are a continuation of the Greek version of Jeremiah 51 - Jer 52 being an appendix that echoes, in part, 4 Kingdoms 24-25.

[gadarene]

VERSE OF THE DAY for 19 Jul 2021

And they have carried away the dear beloved sons of the widow, and left her who (that) was alone without [desolate of] her daughters. ( 1Bar 4:16, 1894 RV updated )

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1 Baruch 3:10-14

10   How happeneth it, O Israel, that thou art in thy enemies’ land? 11   Thou art grown old in a strange country, thou art defiled with the dead: thou art counted with them that go down into hell. 12   Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom:   13   For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever. 14   Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is…

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