The Meaning of Jeremiah 45:2 Explained

Jeremiah 45:2

KJV: Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;

YLT: 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, concerning thee, O Baruch:

Darby: Thus sayeth Jehovah, the God of Israel, concerning thee, Baruch:

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Jeremiah 45:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 45

1  Baruch being dismayed
4  Jeremiah instructs and comforts him

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 45:2 mean?

thus says Yahweh the God of Israel to you Baruch
כֹּֽה־ אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עָלֶ֖יךָ בָּרֽוּךְ

כֹּֽה־  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֥ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵ֣י  the  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
עָלֶ֖יךָ  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בָּרֽוּךְ  Baruch 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּרוּךְ  
Sense: friend, amanuensis, and faithful attendant of Jeremiah.