When the city fell to the Babylonians some 18 years later, imagine how grateful Baruch must have been for being spared because he had heeded Jehovah’s warning and stopped seeking “great things ” for himself! ​ — Jeremiah 39: 1, 2, 11, 12; 43: 6.
Sewaktu kota itu jatuh ke tangan orang Babilonia sekitar 18 tahun kemudian, bayangkan betapa bersyukurnya Barukh sewaktu diluputkan karena ia mengindahkan peringatan Yehuwa dan berhenti mencari ” perkara - perkara besar ” bagi dirinya sendiri! — Yeremia 39: 1, 2, 11, 12; 43: 6.