[[Jer-45]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Jer-44]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Jer-46]] --- ### Behold, that which I have built, I will break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up; and this in the whole land. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God declares the imminent and total destruction of the kingdom of Judah, reversing the work He had done to establish the nation. *Historical context*: This prophecy was historically fulfilled during the Babylonian conquest of Judah. [[In|In 586]] BCE, King Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed Jerusalem and the First Temple, resulting in the dismantling of the Davidic kingdom and the mass deportation of the Jewish people to Babylon. *Related to*: ### I will bring evil on all flesh *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God predicts a period of widespread disaster and divine judgment that will affect not just Judah, but all the surrounding nations and peoples. *Historical context*: Following the fall of Jerusalem, Babylonian military campaigns under Nebuchadnezzar II swept through the ancient Near East, bringing 'evil' or destruction to nations including Egypt, Philistia, Edom, Moab, and Ammon, as detailed in [[Jer|Jeremiah 46]]–51 and secular historical records of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. *Related to*: ### but I will let you escape with your life wherever you go. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God gives Baruch a specific, personal promise of safety, ensuring that despite the coming carnage and his lack of 'great things,' his physical life will be preserved as a 'prize of war.' *Historical context*: Biblical and historical tradition indicates that Baruch survived the fall of Jerusalem and the subsequent chaos. He is recorded as remaining with Jeremiah and eventually being taken to Egypt ([[Jer-43#v6|Jeremiah 43:6]]–7), thus surviving the violent end of the Judean state when many of his contemporaries and social peers were killed. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy