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In part two of his commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations, John Bracke provides a powerful interpretation of the prophet’s message to a nation refusing to repent and obey God and points beyond exile and suffering to God’s restoration of the people and renewal of the covenant.

wrong things and rebel against God. One passage is particularly significant as we look at God’s promise of a new covenant. In Jeremiah 17:1, Jeremiah charges, “The sin of Judah is written with an iron pen; with a diamond point it is engraved on the tablet of their hearts …” No wonder God’s people broke covenant! Their hearts were overwritten with sin that led them away from God. If the people are to enter into a new covenant, God will need to change their hearts and turn them back to God. That is
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