Chapter twenty-three does not have a specific date attached to it. Instead, it is an oracle 1 given to set God’s promised “true shepherd” against the many “false shepherds” Israel and Judah had over the years. Not only were the people of Judah going to be judged, but their leaders would be as well, because […]
Chapter ten completes this short section (beginning with chapter eight), with a special focus on Israel’s trust in false gods rather than Jehovah. In Jeremiah 10:1-5, God spoke to the worthlessness of these idols. They were carved and decorated by a man but possessed no more power than scarecrow in a field. In contrast, “there
Chapter nine begins immediately with the fifth trumpet (the first “woe”). Whereas the first four trumpets are “natural,” the next two are completely supernatural. At the sounding of the fifth trumpet the “shaft of the abyss” (“bottomless pit” in some translations) will be unlocked and opened. Outside of the Revelation, ἄβυσσος, abyssos, is used only
