B. THE NATIONS IN THE DAYS OF ASSYRIAN POWER Assyria’s power began to wane after the death of Ashurbanipal in 627 B.C., the year in which Jeremiah began his career as a prophet.3 But it is important to understand something of the story of other nations during the seventh century B.C., since this may throw light on some of the references to these nations in the book of Jeremiah, particularly in the section comprising oracles addressed to the nations—Egypt, Philistia, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Arab
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