along with divine sovereignty there is just as strong a case to be made for human responsibility and human culpability. God has both a directive and a permissive will. Throughout the whole book of Jeremiah there is the repetition of the ancient words of promise given to the patriarchs and David intermingled with words of judgment (3:15–18; 12:14–16; 16:14–15; 23:5–8; 24:4–7). God will in the end rebuild and replant his people in their land, despite all that has happened in