Jer 16:14-18 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 16:14-18: 16:14-18 Jeremiah’s message was two-pronged: Judgment does not erase eventual hope (16:14-15 ), but neither does hope cancel out the certainty of judgment (16:16-18 ). Summary for Jer 16:14-15: 16:14-15 The Lord planned to bring his people back from exile to the Promised Land, an event that would be on par with the exodus from Egypt (see Ezra 1–6 ). The Exodus was the primary event in Israel’s history that had demonstrated the reality and power of the one true God.

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‏ Jeremiah 16:14-18

Summary for Jer 16:14-18: 16:14-18 ^a Jeremiah’s message was two-pronged: Judgment does not erase eventual hope (16:14-15 ^b), but neither does hope cancel out the certainty of judgment (16:16-18 ^c).
Summary for Jer 16:14-15: 16:14-15 ^d The Lord planned to bring his people back from exile to the Promised Land, an event that would be on par with the exodus from Egypt (see Ezra 1–6 ^e). The Exodus was the primary event in Israel’s history that had demonstrated the reality and power of the one true God.
16:16 ^f The fishermen and hunters were the Babylonian soldiers God used to mete out his judgment (cp. Hab 1:14-16 ^g).
16:18 ^h The punishment was double—slaughter and exile—because the people of Judah had violated the two most important commandments. They did not love God (Deut 6:4-5 ⁱ), and they did not love their neighbors (Lev 19:18 ^j; see also Matt 22:37-40 ^k).