The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 43:3

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on. A singular supposition—Jeremiah leaving the initiative to his secretary! It may be conjectured that Baruch had somehow made himself specially unpopular; he may have been a more practical man (comp.

Jeremiah 45:5) than Jeremiah.

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