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  1. Better die now<\/em>. Or in the words of the prophet: \u201cAnd death shall be preferable to life\u201d (verse 3). There are times in history when the living experience so much suffering and so many horrors, that that is how they feel. Jeremiah is lamenting that that time is approaching.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The words of God, and the words of the prophet<\/em>. In many verses in this chapter we hear the voice of Jeremiah – asking, hurting, keening. At times it is even difficult to distinguish when it is God\u2019s words we are hearing, and when it is the privagte voice of the prophet.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Natural and unnatural<\/em>. From the point of view of the prophet, walking in God\u2019s ways is following the laws that are natural for the people. Not doing that is simply illogical and thus especially frustrating. \u201cEven the stork in the sky knows her seasons, And the turtledove, swift, and crane Keep the time of their coming; But My people pay no heed To the law of the LORD\u201d (verse 7). The image is reminiscent of the same outrage that Isaiah felt 73 chapters ago: \u201cAn ox knows its owner, An ass its master\u2019s crib: Israel does not know, My people takes no thought.\u201d (Is. 1:3).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Bat-Ami – \u201cThe Daughter of My People<\/em>.\u201d Five times in the chapter the people are called \u201cbat-ami,\u201d literally \u201cthe daughter of my people\u201d but translated in the text as \u201cmy poor people.\u201d It is always in the context of sorrow over the tragedy, and the lack of healing or refuge. 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