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Baruch 3:20 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Younger men have seen the light and lived upon the earth, but they haven’t known the way of knowledge, "
Baruch 3:20
Verse in Context
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18 For those who diligently sought silver, and were so anxious, and whose works are past finding out,
19 they have vanished and gone down to Hades, and others have come up in their place.
20 Younger men have seen the light and lived upon the earth, but they haven’t known the way of knowledge,
21 nor understood its paths. Their children haven’t embraced it. They are far off from their way.
22 It has not been heard of in Canaan, neither has it been seen in Teman.
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Baruch 3:1
"O Lord Almighty, you God of Israel, the soul in anguish and the troubled spirit cries to you."
Baruch 3:2
"Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; for you are a merciful God. Yes, have mercy upon us, because we have sinned before you."
Baruch 3:3
"For you are enthroned forever, and we keep perishing."
Baruch 3:4
"O Lord Almighty, you God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead Israelites, and of the children of those who were sinners before you, who didn’t listen to the voice of you their God; because of this, these plagues cling to us."
Baruch 3:5
"Don’t remember the iniquities of our fathers, but remember your power and your name at this time."
Baruch 3:6
"For you are the Lord our God, and we will praise you, O Lord."
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