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In the following verses, Jeremiah intensifies his description of Nebuchadnezzar’s threatening advance:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus says the Lord: Behold, a people advances from the land of the north, and a great nation stirs at the ends of the earth. They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel and will show no mercy. The sound of them is like the roar of the sea, and they ride horses, prepared for war against you, 0 daughter of Zion. We have heard rumors of it, and our hands go limp. We are seized with terror, with trembling like a woman in labor (6:22-24).<\/span><\/p>\n

These verses, and others in chapters 4-6, express the terror that has gripped the people over the impending attack. The image of a woman trembling in labor is accurate: A woman in childbirth knows she must first run a gauntlet of pain before she can hold her child in her arms. Yet the metaphorical “daughter of Zion” has lost her strength, for her pangs bring her closer not to fruitfulness and relief, but to more anguish. This prophecy represents the antithesis of Jeremiah’s celebration of imminent redemption for Judah and Israel in Josiah’s time (ch. 30). Then, the prophet mocked those who trembled in fear: “why do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor?” (30:6). Then, the tremors shaking the earth announced God’s goodness and salvation. Now that image is turned on its head; years have passed since Josiah’s promising reign, and Jeremiah’s prophecies have grown bitter and dark. He no longer sees any goodness or hope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lau, Binyamin. <\/span>Jeremiah: The Fate of a Prophet,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Maggid Books, 2013. \u201cNebuchadnezzar Continues to Rise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":69252,"id":69252,"title":"jer-lau2","filename":"jer-lau2.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/jer-lau2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/running-a-gauntlet-of-pain\/jer-lau2\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"jer-lau2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":69251,"date":"2020-01-27 21:59:05","modified":"2020-01-27 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