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Examine the compositional sources, textual witnesses, chronology, and theological significance of Jeremiah. Review and evaluate modern critical perspectives to Jeremiah, and consider the legacy of nineteenth-century “higher critical” understanding of Jeremiah as an evolutionary document. Organized for easy reference, Word Biblical commentaries make an ideal Bible study companion whether you are...

The prophets who announced “Peace, peace” to her (שׁלום, as in v 7) had not been sent by the LORD (6:14, 8:11). This transfer of blessing and protection from Jerusalem (26:6) to Babylon (29:7) parallels the transfer of royal authority from the kings of Judah and her neighboring states to Nebuchadnezzar (27:6–7). 5–7 A. Berlin (HAR 8 [1984] 3–6) and D. Smith (Religion, 133–37) compare these verses to Deut 20:5–10; 28:30–32; Isa 65:21–23. All four passages include the elements “build,” “plant,” and
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