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Published: 07.12.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Summaries, Notes 'The Book of Jeremiah and His Lamentations', 1.
  • Summaries, Notes 'The Book of Jeremiah and His Lamentations', 2.
  • Summaries, Notes 'The Book of Jeremiah and His Lamentations', 3.
Extract

JEREMIAH
In this book Yahweh is in a bad mood throughout. He's constantly smiting and destroying anyone who irritates him and sends war, pestilence and famine to his own chosen people before scattering them. After a particularly lengthy tirade by the Amighty Jeremiah can take no more and cries out "My bowels! My bowels!".
i.10: This assertion by Yahweh didn't exactly happen, unless one considers the Palestinians today, but then they aren't exactly a 'kingdom'.
ii.20: Reference to Astarte.
ii.27: By ridiculing all those who say to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth, he has in mind Isaiah who advises his people to do just that! Which one then is the 'true' prophet?
ii.36: Yahweh asking Jeremiah why he's such a complainer.
iii.8: Going through all the necessary red-tape first, God gives his chosen people in the Kingdom of Judah a bill of divorce. …

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