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Throughout the writings of Jeremiah—in Jeremiah and Lamentations—the predominant theme is God's sovereignty. In the book of Jeremiah, we see that God retains the ability to choose his prophet, to determine the fate of the nations, and to continue to hold out both the threat of destruction and the hope of deliverance. Lamentations examines the same themes from the viewpoint of the sufferers....

reassurance. He quickly passes over the fact that the return is seventy years away (v. 10) to get to many words of comfort and encouragement. He opens and closes the balance of this section with the assurance that the LORD intends to bring … back those who have been exiled (vv. 11, 14). He speaks of the LORD’s gracious promise—a promise of prosperity, a promise of hope and a future. Although they are to settle down for a while in Babylon, their “future” is not to be found in Babylon, but back in
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