Jer 6:22-30 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 6:22-30: 6:22-30 This dialogue between Jeremiah and the Lord probably took place at the beginning of the Babylonian invasion in 605 BC . In these three poems, Jeremiah declares the Lord’s message (6:22-23 ), identifies with his people’s fear, and urges them to repent quickly (6:24-26 ). He then receives a heart-to-heart message from the Lord (6:27-30 ). Summary for Jer 6:22-23: 6:22-23 The Lord reminded the people that the impending invasion was not fictitious; the soldiers had real bows and spears (Isa 13:18 ). • sound like a roaring sea: The sound of tens of thousands of soldiers with cavalry and chariots must have been terrifying (Isa 5:27-30 ).

Summary for Jer 6:22-30: 6:22-30 ^a This dialogue between Jeremiah and the Lord probably took place at the beginning of the Babylonian invasion in 605 BC. In these three poems, Jeremiah declares the Lord’s message (6:22-23 ^b), identifies with his people’s fear, and urges them to repent quickly (6:24-26 ^c). He then receives a heart-to-heart message from the Lord (6:27-30 ^d).
Summary for Jer 6:22-23: 6:22-23 ^e The Lord reminded the people that the impending invasion was not fictitious; the soldiers had real bows and spears (Isa 13:18 ^f).

• sound like a roaring sea: The sound of tens of thousands of soldiers with cavalry and chariots must have been terrifying (Isa 5:27-30 ^g).
6:26 ^h Jeremiah advised the people to put on burlap and sit among the ashes to show remorse for their sin and to beg for God’s mercy (Isa 58:5 ⁱ; Amos 8:10 ^j; Jon 3:6 ^k; Mic 1:10 ^l).
Summary for Jer 6:27-30: 6:27-30 ^m The Lord interrupted Jeremiah’s lamentation and brought him back to his commissioned task. God depicted the prophet as a silversmith working with raw ore. The refining process was going to reveal that the silver content of the ore was so small as to be worthless. 6:27 ⁿ Jeremiah’s prophetic task was at odds with the empathy that he felt for his people. Like a metalworker, he was to direct the fire of criticism on the people to determine their quality in the light of God’s standards.
6:28 ^o The people’s dross was spiritual; it included rebellion against God, slander of other people, a hard and stubborn attitude, and a disposition to lead others into corruption (Ezek 22:18 ^p).
6:29 ^q To expose their wickedness, God was fanning the flames with the bellows of his judgment. But no valuable silver appeared; only the dross of wickedness remained (Zech 13:9 ^r; Mal 3:3 ^s).
6:30 ^t The people, the Rejected Silver, must be thrown away (Isa 1:22 ^u).