Jer 9:2 | TNotes | STEP | 9:2 Jeremiah wanted to run away and build a shack in the desert to blot the reality of war from his memory (Ps 55:6-8 ). He understood that his people were adulterers and liars who deserved their punishment, but he did not want to be in Jerusalem to watch it happen.

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‏ Jeremiah 9:2

9:2 ^a Jeremiah wanted to run away and build a shack in the desert to blot the reality of war from his memory (Ps 55:6-8 ^b). He understood that his people were adulterers and liars who deserved their punishment, but he did not want to be in Jerusalem to watch it happen.