MPV Commentary

the fourth year of Jehoiakim's reign, Jeremiah delivered a message from God to the nations of the world.

God declared that he would bring judgment on all the kingdoms of the earth, starting with Judah and Jerusalem. He said that they had been given every opportunity to repent, but instead, they continued in their wicked ways.

The Lord compared himself to a lion who roars over his pasture, warning that he would unleash his wrath on the nations. He would make them drink from a cup of judgment, and none would be able to escape.

God listed several nations that would be affected by this judgment, including Egypt, Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, Dedan, Tema, Buz, and others. He also mentioned the "mingled people" who lived in the desert regions of Arabia.

The Lord warned these nations that they would fall and never rise again. If they refused to take the cup of judgment, it would be poured out on them anyway.

God reminded his people that he had spared them for a time, but if they continued in their sin, they would suffer the same fate as the other nations. He compared himself to a lion who roars over his pasture, warning that he would unleash his wrath on Judah and Jerusalem.

The Lord declared that he would bring judgment on the leaders of Judah, including the princes and shepherds. They would be the first to fall, and their people would be scattered and destroyed.

God compared Judah to a precious vessel that had been broken and was now worthless. He said that they had once been a pleasant and valuable people, but now they were nothing more than a broken and useless thing.

The Lord warned that flight would fail the leaders of Judah, and they would not be able to escape the judgment that was coming upon them. Their pastures, where they had once found peace and security, would be destroyed, and their temple, which had been a place of refuge, would be left defenseless against the enemy.

God's fierce anger would be unleashed on Judah, and his sword would cut down the oppressors who had brought destruction upon them. The Lord compared himself to a lion who roars over his pasture, warning that he would unleash his wrath on Judah and Jerusalem.

The people of Judah were warned that they would not be mourned or gathered together in their ancestral tombs. They would be scattered like dung, and their leaders would be destroyed.

God's judgment would come from the farthest regions of the earth, and none would be able to escape. The Lord declared that he would bring an end to the days of Judah's slaughter and dispersion, and they would be no more.

The temple, which had once been a place of refuge, would be left defenseless against the enemy. God's fierce anger would be unleashed on Judah, and his sword would cut down the oppressors who had brought destruction upon them.