Jer 45:5 | NET2full | STEP | Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for such things. For I, the Lord , affirm that I am about to bring disaster on all humanity . But I will allow you to escape with your life wherever you go .”’”

‏ Jeremiah 45:5

5 Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for such things. For I, the Lord, affirm ^{▼▼tn Heb “oracle of the Lord.”} that I am about to bring disaster on all humanity. ^{▼▼sn Cf. Jer 25:31, 33. The reference here to universal judgment also forms a nice transition to the judgments on the nations that follow in Jer 46-51. This may be another reason for the placement of this chapter here, out of its normal chronological order (see also the study note on v. 1).} But I will allow you to escape with your life ^{▼▼tn Heb “I will give you your life for a spoil.” For this idiom see the translator’s note on 21:9 and compare the usage in 21:9; 38:2; 39:18.} wherever you go.”’”