Jeremiah 10:17-22
Summary for Jer 10:17-22: 10:17-22 a An announcement of judgment (10:17-18 b) is followed by a lament over what that judgment would mean (10:19-22 c).Summary for Jer 10:17-18: 10:17-18 d This short decree about the coming exile is probably related to the first invasion of Judah by the Babylonians in 605 BC (see study note on Dan 1:1); however, it could also have applied to the invasions of 597, 586, or 581 BC, when some of the people of Judah were taken into exile (see Jer 52:28-30 e).
• I will fling out all you: This expression might include the refugees who fled to nearby countries as well as the exiles taken to Babylon.
10:19 f Jeremiah suffered personal loss along with his people; he spoke for the nation at large as well as for himself.
10:20 g Jeremiah’s beloved home community of Anathoth was destroyed; even the town’s children were taken into exile. The same was true of the entire nation.
10:21 h The shepherds (priests and prophets; see 5:29-31 i) had turned their backs on the wisdom from the Lord that had been preserved in priestly memory and in the prophetic messages, both verbal and written. The divine decree predicted the utter failure of these leaders, as well as the resultant scattering of the people.
10:22 j The invading armies would reduce every town to rubble, and jackals (wild dogs) would make their dens in the tumbled ruins.
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